Diagnostic value of serum activin A and follistatin levels in women with peritoneal, ovarian and deep infiltrating endometriosis

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1445-1450

  Reis, Fernando M ^a   Luisi, Stefano ^b   Abro, Maurcio S ^c   Rocha, Ana Luiza L ^a,b   Vigan, Paola ^d   Rezende, Carolina P ^a   Florio, Pasquale ^b   Petraglia, Felice ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Endometrium; Infertility; Inhibins and activins

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; FOLLISTATIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84860123476     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des055     Document Type: Article

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