Inflammatory markers in endometriosis: Reduced peritoneal neutrophil response in minimal endometriosis

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 877-881

  Riley, Christopher Finne ^a   Moen, Mette Haase ^b,c   Videm, Vibeke ^b,c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Complement; Endometriosis; Inflammation; Neutrophil; Peritoneal

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CA 125 ANTIGEN; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; LACTOFERRIN; MYELOPEROXIDASE; NEOPTERIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DYSPAREUNIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MONOCYTE; NEUTROPHIL; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PERITONEAL FLUID; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ASCITIC FLUID; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CA-125 ANTIGEN; COMPLEMENT MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE-1; LACTOFERRIN; NEOPTERIN; NEUTROPHILS; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PEROXIDASE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 34447131606     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340701417398     Document Type: Article

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