Pathogenesis of endometriosis: The role of genetics, inflammation and oxidative stress

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 286, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 99-103

  Augoulea, A ^a,b   Alexandrou, A ^b   Creatsa, M ^a   Vrachnis, N ^a,b   Lambrinoudaki, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Genetic factors; Inflammation; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ARYLDIALKYLPHOSPHATASE 1; ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TAURINE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

EID: 84864466768     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-012-2357-8     Document Type: Article

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