Angiogenesis, lymphangiogenesis and neurogenesis in endometriosis

Frontiers in Bioscience - Elite

Volumn 5 E, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1033-1056

  Hey Cunningham, Alison J ^a   Peters, Kathleen M ^a   Zevallos, Hector Barrera Villa ^a,b   Berbic, Marina ^a   Markham, Robert ^a   Fraser, Ian S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Jalisco   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Endometriosis; Endometriotic lesion; Endometrium; Lymphangiogenesis; Neurogenesis; Pathogenesis; Review

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITOR; ANGIOPOIETIN 1; ANGIOPOIETIN 2; ENDOCRINE GLAND DERIVED VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR; ESTROGEN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; NEUROTROPHIN; NEUROTROPHIN 3; NEUROTROPHIN 4; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR BB; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE A; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE INHIBITOR; ROUNDABOUT RECEPTOR; SEMAPHORIN 3F; SOMATOMEDIN B; SOMATOMEDIN C; TANEZUMAB; THROMBOSPONDIN 1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VASCULOTROPIN A; VASCULOTROPIN C; VASCULOTROPIN D; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 2;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANTIANGIOGENIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; DENDRITIC CELL; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LYMPHANGIOGENESIS; MACROPHAGE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

EID: 84884322256     PISSN: 19450494     EISSN: 19450508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2741/e682     Document Type: Article

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