High lymph vessel density and expression of lymphatic growth factors in peritoneal endometriosis

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 876-882

  Reichelt, Uta ^a   Keichel, Susanne ^a   De Arellano, Maria L Barcena ^a   Chiantera, Vito ^a   Schneider, Achim ^a   Mechsner, Sylvia ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

chronic inflammatory process; endometriosis; lymphangiogenesis; lymphatic dissemination; peritoneal endometriosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; GROWTH FACTOR; LYMPHATIC VESSEL ENDOTHELIAL HYALURONAN RECEPTOR I; PODOPLANIN; PROSPERO HOMEOBOX PROTEIN I; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN C; VASCULOTROPIN D;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH VESSEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STROMA CELL; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL, MURINE-DERIVED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ENDOTHELIUM, LYMPHATIC; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; MACROPHAGES; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONEAL DISEASES; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEINS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR C; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR D; VESICULAR TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 84864362770     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719112438440     Document Type: Article

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