Insights into endometriosis-associated endometrial dysfunctions: A review

Frontiers in Bioscience - Elite

Volumn 1 E, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 415-428

  Bondza, Patrick Kibangou ^a   Maheux, Rodolphe ^a   Akoum, Ali ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Endometrial dysfunctions; Endometriosis; Endometriosis related infertility; Review

Indexed keywords

CA 125 ANTIGEN; CCL2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; EMPTY SPIRACLES HOMEOBOX PROTEINS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; INTEGRIN; INTERLEUKIN 1; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 1; PROSTAGLANDIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

APOPTOSIS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HOMEOBOX; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

APOPTOSIS; CA-125 ANTIGEN; CHEMOKINE CCL2; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, HOMEOBOX; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INTEGRINS; INTERLEUKIN-1; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASES; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; PROSTAGLANDINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 77952106017     PISSN: 19450494     EISSN: 19450508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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