Monocyte-mediated enhancement of endometrial cell proliferation in women with endometriosis

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 78-84

  Braun, D P ^a   Muriana, A ^a   Gebel, H ^a   Rotman, C ^a   Rana, N ^a   Dmowski, W P ^a  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

endometrial cell proliferation in endometriosis and unexplained infertility; Monocytes

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GROWTH REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MONOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0028069271     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(16)56456-5     Document Type: Article

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