Cell growth effects of leuprolide on cultured endometrioma cells

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 581-584

  Levine, Daniel ^a   Kaufman, Lydia ^a   Cuenca, Violeta G ^a   Badawy, Shawky Z A ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell size growth; Endometrioma; Leuprolide

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN AGONIST; LEUPRORELIN;

ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GROWTH INHIBITORS; HUMANS; LEUPROLIDE;

EID: 34547134710     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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