Vascular endothelial growth factor expression up-regulated by endometrial ischemia in secretory phase plays an important role in endometriosis

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2687-2689

  Ren, Qiong Zhen ^a   Qian, Zhi Hong ^a   Jia, Su Hong ^a   Xu, Zhen Zhen ^a  

^a THE SECOND AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

endometriosis; hypoxia; Ischemic preconditioning; VEGF

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; ISCHEMIC PRECONDITIONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL HYPOXIA; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHICK EMBRYO; CHORIOALLANTOIC MEMBRANE; CONSTRICTION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC PRECONDITIONING; MICROVESSELS; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; UP-REGULATION; UTERINE ARTERY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 79959726867     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.05.001     Document Type: Article

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