Ultrastructure of ectopic peritoneal lesions from women with endometriosis, including observations on the contribution of coelomic mesothelium

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-55

  Jones, Carolyn J P ^a   Nardo, Luciano G ^a,b   Litta, Pietro ^c   Fazleabas, Asgerally T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Coelomic mesothelium; Endometriosis; Human; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ADENOMYOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MESOTHELIUM; PERITONEAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PERITONEUM;

EID: 58249118729     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719108324891     Document Type: Article

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