Correlation between aromatase expression in the eutopic endometrium of symptomatic patients and the presence of endometriosis

International Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-65

  Maia, Hugo ^a,b   Haddad, Clarice ^a,b   Casoy, Julio ^a  

^a Centro De Pesquisa E Assistencia Em Reproducao Humana   (Brazil)

^b Itaigara Memorial Day Hospital   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Cox 2; Dysmenorrhea; Endometriosis; Endometrium

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CYTOCHROME P450;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTEROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 84857557299     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJWH.S29154     Document Type: Article

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