Pathogenic mechanisms in endometriosis-associated infertility

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 247-257

  Gupta, Sajal ^a   Goldberg, Jeffrey M ^a   Aziz, Nabil ^b   Goldberg, Eric ^a   Krajcir, Natalie ^a   Agarwal, Ashok ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

assisted reproduction; Endometriosis; fertilization; implantation; oocyte quality; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CELL FUNCTION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; IMPLANTATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVARY FUNCTION; PATHOGENESIS; PERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEMEN ANALYSIS; UTERUS FUNCTION;

CYTOKINES; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FOLLICULAR FLUID; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MALE; PREGNANCY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 47849088432     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.02.093     Document Type: Review

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