Role of cytokines in pathogenesis of endometriosis

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1042-1046

  Barcz, E ^a   Kaminski, P ^a   Marianowski, L ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Endometriosis; Pathophysiology

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE;

CELL PROLIFERATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PERITONEAL FLUID; REVIEW;

ASCITIC FLUID; CYTOKINES; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-12; INTERLEUKIN-6; INTERLEUKIN-8; LYMPHOKINES; PREGNANCY; RANTES; SOMATOMEDINS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS;

EID: 0033768773     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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