Endometriosis: An inflammatory disease with a Th2 immune response component

Human Reproduction

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1373-1379

  Podgaec, S ^a   Abrao, M S ^a   Dias Jr , J A ^a   Rizzo, L V ^a   de Oliveira, R M ^b   Baracat, E C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b RDO Diagnosticos   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cytokine; Endometriosis; Interferon; Interleukin; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; IL10 PROTEIN, HUMAN; IL4 PROTEIN, HUMAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERITONEAL FLUID; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; ADOLESCENT; ASCITES FLUID; CHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASCITIC FLUID; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-10; INTERLEUKIN-2; INTERLEUKIN-4; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 34447101851     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del516     Document Type: Article

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