Endometriosis: New concepts in the pathogenesis

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 778-780

  Signorile, Pietro G ^a   Baldi, Alfonso ^a,b  

^a Fondazione Italiana Endometriosi   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Embryogenesis; Endometriosis; Foetus; Mullerian ducts; Pathogenesis

Indexed keywords

CA 125 ANTIGEN; COMMON ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA ANTIGEN; CYTOKERATIN 7; CYTOKINE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GROWTH FACTOR;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; CELL INTERACTION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; MENSTRUATION; METAPLASIA; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; ROKITANSKY SYNDROME; SHORT SURVEY;

ADULT STEM CELLS; ANIMALS; CHORISTOMA; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; ORGANOGENESIS; PREGNANCY; UTERUS;

EID: 77953812158     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2010.03.008     Document Type: Short Survey

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