Tumour necrosis factor α concentrations in the peritoneal fluid of infertile women with minimal or mild endometriosis are lower in patients with red lesions only than in patients without red lesions

Human Reproduction

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1256-1260

  Calhaz Jorge, C ^a   Costa, A P ^a   Barata, M ^a   Santos, M C ^b   Melo, A ^b   Palma Carlos, M L ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Minimal mild endometriosis; Peritoneal fluid; Red lesions; Tumour necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; MACROPHAGE FUNCTION; PERITONEAL FLUID; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 0034034114     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/15.6.1256     Document Type: Article

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