A randomized comparison of danazol and leuprolide acetate suppression of serum-soluble CD23 levels in endometriosis

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 810-813

  Matalliotakis, Ioannis M ^a,b   Neonaki, Maria A ^a,b   Koumantaki, Yvoni G ^a,b   Goumenou, Anastasia G ^a,b   Kyriakou, Despina S ^a,b   Koumantakis, Evgenios E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIESTROGEN; DANAZOL; FERTILITY PROMOTING AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E RECEPTOR; LEUPRORELIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DANAZOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUPROLIDE; RECEPTORS, IGE;

EID: 0034199986     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(99)00635-3     Document Type: Article

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