The role of GnRH analogues in endometriosis-associated apoptosis and angiogenesis

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 66, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 10-18

  Tesone, Marta ^a   Bilotas, Mariela ^a   Barañao, Rosa Inés ^a   Meresman, Gabriela ^a  

^a INST DE BIOL Y MED EXPERIMENTAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Apoptosis; Endometriosis; GnRH analogues

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPOIETIN; FAS LIGAND; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; ITURELIX; LEUPRORELIN; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN A;

ANGIOGENESIS; APOPTOSIS; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG INHIBITION; ENDOCRINE GLAND; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; PERITONEAL FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

APOPTOSIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; LEUPROLIDE; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; STROMAL CELLS;

EID: 54349102307     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000148026     Document Type: Conference Paper

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