Vitamin D in endometriosis: A causative or confounding factor?

Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 32-41

  Sayegh, Lamia ^a   Fuleihan, Ghada El Hajj ^a   Nassar, Anwar H ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Elocalcitol; Endometrium; HOXA 10 gene; Vitamin D binding protein

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL SUCCINATE; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; ATORVASTATIN; CABERGOLINE; CALCITRIOL; ELOCALCITOL; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; LOXORIBINE; MEVINOLIN; OSTEOPONTIN; OXYGENASE; RAPAMYCIN; SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR HOXA10; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D BINDING PROTEIN; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC REGULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84890122421     PISSN: 00260495     EISSN: 15328600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2013.09.012     Document Type: Review

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