Urocortin 2 and urocortin 3 inendometriosis: Evidence for a possible role in inflammatory response

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 587-593

  Novembri, Romina ^a   Carrarelli, Patrizia ^a   Toti, Paolo ^b   Rocha, Ana Luiza L ^c   Borges, Lavinia E ^c   Reis, Fernando M ^c   Piomboni, Paola ^b   Florio, Pasquale ^a   Petraglia, Felice ^a  

^a Section of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Endometrium; Inflammation; Urocortin 2; Urocortin 3

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 4; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UROCORTIN II; UROCORTIN III;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STROMA CELL;

ADULT; CELLS, CULTURED; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INTERLEUKIN-4; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; STROMAL CELLS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; UROCORTINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052195868     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gar020     Document Type: Article

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