Endometriosis-associated nerve fibers and pain

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 968-975

  Medina, Melissa G ^a   Lebovic, Dan I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Nerve fibers; Pelvic pain

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; GESTAGEN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NEUROTENSIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; SUBSTANCE P; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE; VESICULAR ACETYLCHOLINE TRANSPORTER; VESICULAR MONOAMINE TRANSPORTER;

ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MYOMETRIUM; NERVE FIBER; PAIN; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ENDOMETRIUM; INNERVATION; PATHOLOGY;

ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOMETRIUM; NERVE FIBERS; PELVIC PAIN;

EID: 70249101374     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340903176826     Document Type: Review

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