Efficacy of anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy on endometriosis in an experimental rat model

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 283, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 799-804

  Zulfikaroglu, Ebru ^a   Kilic, Sevtap ^a   Islimye, Mine ^a   Aydin, Murat ^b   Zergeroglu, Sema ^c   Batioglu, Sertac ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Turkey)

^b FATIH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Turkey)

^c Dr Zekai Tahir Burak Women Health and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Etanercept; Experimental endometriosis; IL 6; Peritoneal fluid; Serum; TNF ; VEGF

Indexed keywords

ETANERCEPT; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PERITONEAL FLUID LEVEL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERLEUKIN-6; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 79955943375     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-010-1434-0     Document Type: Article

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