Relationship between microvascular density and expression of vascular endothelial growth factor in patients with ovarian endometriosis

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 777-782

  García Manero, Manuel ^a   Santana, Gemma Toledo ^a   Alcázar, Juan Luis ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD34 ANTIGEN; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYSTIC OVARIAN ENDOMETRIOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSMENORRHEA; DYSPAREUNIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROVASCULARIZATION; OVARY DISEASE; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LAPAROSCOPY; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; OVARIAN CYSTS; PELVIC PAIN; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 44949177531     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2007.0695     Document Type: Article

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