Decrease in peripheral blood polymorphonuclear leukocyte chemotactic index in endometriosis: Role of prostaglandin E2 release

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-29

  Garzetti, Giuseppe G ^a   Ciavattini, Andrea ^a   Provinciali, Mauro ^a   Amati, Monica ^a   Muzzioli, Mario ^a   Governa, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMOTAXIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOTOXICITY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; KILLER CELL; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; NEUTROPHIL; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN RELEASE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0031982684     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(97)00592-9     Document Type: Article

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