Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in endometriosis

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1686-1690

  Donnez, Jacques ^a   Smoes, Pierre ^a   Gillerot, Stephane ^a   Casanas Roux, Francoise ^a   Nisolle, Michelle ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Black endometriotic lesions; Eutopic endometrium; Red endometriotic lesions; VEGF

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LAPAROSCOPY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); PERITONEUM; RETROPERITONEUM; STROMA;

EID: 0031805390     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.6.1686     Document Type: Article

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