Endometriosis and infertility: A multi-cytokine imbalance versus ovulation, fertilization and early embryo development

Clinical and Developmental Immunology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 125-129

  Vassiliadis, S ^a   Relakis, K ^a   Papageorgiou, A ^a   Athanassakis, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cytokine; Endometriosis; Fertilization; Implantation

Indexed keywords

CELL RECEPTOR; COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR 1; CYTOKINE; FOLLITROPIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; GONADOTROPIN; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; GROWTH FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 15; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 3; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NITROGEN OXIDE; PLASMIN; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; PROSTAGLANDIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VASCULOTROPIN;

CELL MATURATION; CONCEPTION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; FERTILIZATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMPLANTATION; INFERTILITY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NEUTROPHIL; OOCYTE; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CYTOKINES; EMBRYO; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OVULATION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 24744437160     PISSN: 17402522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17402520500125484     Document Type: Short Survey

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