Glycosidases in the peritoneal fluid from infertile women with and without endometriosis

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 181-186

  Brandelli, Adriano ^a   Passos, Eduardo P ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

fucosidase; galactosidase; Endometriosis; Hexosaminidase; Infertility

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSIDASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; PERITONEAL FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASCITIC FLUID; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0032053152     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9120(98)00012-5     Document Type: Article

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