Nerve fibers in uterosacral ligaments of women with deep infiltrating endometriosis

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 93-99

  Kelm Jr , Adolpho Roberto ^a   Lancellotti, Carmen Lucia P ^a   Donadio, Nilson ^a   Auge, Antonio Pedro F ^a   Lima, Sonia Maria Rolim R ^a   Aoki, Tsutomu ^a   Ribeiro, Paulo Ayroza ^a  

^a FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS MÉDICAS DA SANTA CASA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Immunohistochemistry; Ligaments; Nerve fibers; Parasympathetic nervous system; Pelvic pain; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; TYROSINE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIGAMENT; NERVE FIBER; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SACRUM; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTERUS;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIGAMENTS; NERVE FIBERS; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PHOSPHOPYRUVATE HYDRATASE; SACRUM; UTERUS; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE;

EID: 53349101214     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2008.08.004     Document Type: Article

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