Hepatocyte growth factor concentrations are elevated in peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1611-1613

  Osuga, Y ^a   Tsutsumi, O ^a   Okagaki, R ^a   Takai, Y ^a   Fujimoto, A ^a   Suenaga, A ^a   Maruyama, M ^a   Momoeda, M ^a   Yano, T ^a   Taketani, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Hepatocyte growth factor; Peritoneal fluid

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; SCATTER FACTOR;

ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERITONEAL FLUID; TISSUE LEVEL;

EID: 0033052541     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.6.1611     Document Type: Article

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