Role of shigella infection in endometriosis: A novel hypothesis

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 239-243

  Kodati, V L ^a   Govindan, S ^a   Movva, S ^a   Ponnala, S ^a   Hasan, Q ^a  

^a Vasavi Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANTIESTROGEN; DIOXIN; GESTAGEN; GONADOTROPIN; PHTHALIC ACID; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFERTILITY; INFLAMMATION; LAPAROSCOPY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIGELLA; SHIGELLOSIS; TISSUE INJURY;

DNA, BACTERIAL; DYSENTERY, BACILLARY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SHIGELLA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SHIGELLA;

EID: 37349068137     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2007.06.012     Document Type: Article

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