Peritoneal and serum interleukin-18 levels are not increased in women with minimum or mild endometriosis

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1039-1043

  Glitz, C ^a   Souza, C A ^a   Rodini, G P ^a   Genro, V ^a   Bilibio, J P ^a   Senger, M ^a   Cunha Filho, J S ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Endometriosis; IL 18; Infertility; Peritoneal fluid

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 8;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; PERITONEAL FLUID LEVEL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 71049122847     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2009001100007     Document Type: Article

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