New insights into the pathophysiology of endometriosis;Neues zur pathophysiologie der endometriose

Gynakologisch-geburtshilfliche Rundschau

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 113-117

  Neukomm, Corinne ^a   Mueller, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Cytokines; Endometriosis, new therapeutical approaches; Pathophysiology; Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor ; Retrograde menstruation

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GROWTH FACTOR; ICOSANOID; STEROID;

CELL INVASION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EXFOLIATION SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); PROTEIN SECRETION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 34250832642     PISSN: 10188843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000102572     Document Type: Review

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