Eutopic endometrium in women with endometriosis: Ground zero for the study of implantation defects

Seminars in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 109-124

  Lessey, Bruce A ^a   Lebovic, Dan I ^b   Taylor, Robert N ^c  

^a GREENVILLE HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

adhesion; biomarkers; endometriosis; implantation; inflammation; progesterone

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CXCR4; CXCL1 CHEMOKINE; EOTAXIN; EPITHELIAL DERIVED NEUTROPHIL ACTIVATING FACTOR 78; INTERLEUKIN 8; MACROPHAGE DERIVED CHEMOKINE; MACROPHAGE INFLAMMATORY PROTEIN 1ALPHA; MICRORNA; PROGESTERONE; RANTES;

CELL ADHESION; DNA MICROARRAY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EUTOPIC ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHEMOKINES; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO LOSS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY MAINTENANCE; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 84874373636     PISSN: 15268004     EISSN: 15264564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1333476     Document Type: Review

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