Increased levels of interleukin-6 and interleukin-10 in the peritoneal fluid of patients with endometriosis

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 174, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1522-1526

  Punnonen, J ^a   Teisala, K ^a   Ranta, H ^a   Bennett, B ^a   Punnonen, R ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

cytokine; Endometriosis; interleukin 10; interleukin 6

Indexed keywords

GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOREGULATION; LAPAROSCOPY; MACROPHAGE FUNCTION; PERITONEAL FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE TUBE STERILIZATION;

EID: 0029882732     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)70600-2     Document Type: Article

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