The eutopic endometrium in endometriosis: Are the changes of clinical significance?

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 496-502

  Brosens, Ivo ^a   Brosens, Jan J ^b   Benagiano, Giuseppe ^c  

^a LEUVEN INSTITUTE FOR FERTILITY AND EMBRYOLOGY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

endometriosis; endometrium; pathogenesis

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ENDOCRINE GLAND DERIVED VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR; ESTROGEN; GONADORELIN; INTEGRIN; PROGESTERONE; RELAXIN; VASCULOTROPIN A; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 1; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 2;

ANGIOGENESIS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; EUTOPIC ENDOMETRIUM; HORMONE RESISTANCE; HUMAN; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW;

ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL DEHYDROGENASES; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; PHENOTYPE; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 84861097916     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2012.01.022     Document Type: Review

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