High concentrations of the vascular endothelial growth factor and interleukin-8 in ovarian endometriomata

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 50-54

  Fasciani, A ^a   D'Ambrogio, G ^a   Bocci, G ^a   Monti, M ^a   Genazzani, A R ^a   Artini, P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Interleukin 8; Ovarian cyst; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 8; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST FLUID; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE CYST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; TISSUE LEVEL; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0033965332     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/6.1.50     Document Type: Article

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