Women with endometriosis have increased levels of placental growth factor in the peritoneal fluid compared with women with cystadenomas

Human Reproduction

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2595-2598

  Suzumori, Nobuhiro ^a   Sugiura Ogasawara, Mayumi ^a   Katano, Kinue ^a   Suzumori, Kaoru ^a  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Menstrual cycle; Neovascularization; PIGF; Red lesions

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTADENOMA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); PATHOGENESIS; PERITONEAL FLUID; PHASE TRANSITION; PLACENTA;

FALLOPIA;

EID: 0347407872     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deg491     Document Type: Article

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