Macrophages and nerve fibres in peritoneal endometriosis

Human Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 835-841

  Tran, Lu Vinh Phuc ^a   Tokushige, Natsuko ^a   Berbic, Marina ^a   Markham, Robert ^a   Fraser, Ian S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Macrophages; Nerve fibres; Pain

Indexed keywords

CD68 ANTIGEN; GENE PRODUCT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MACROPHAGE; NERVE FIBER; PATHOGENESIS; PERITONEUM; STAINING;

EID: 64949178004     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/den483     Document Type: Article

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