Vascular endothelial growth factor and interleukin-6 in peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 166-170

  Mahnke, Jennifer L ^a   Yusoff Dawood, M ^a   Huang, Jaou Chen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiogenic factor; Cytokine; Endometriosis; Oral contraceptives

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; INTERLEUKIN 6; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PERITONEAL FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ASCITIC FLUID; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-6; LUTEAL PHASE; LYMPHOKINES; REFERENCE VALUES; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS;

EID: 0343340025     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(99)00466-5     Document Type: Article

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