Can chemokines be used as biomarkers for endometriosis? A systematic review

Human Reproduction

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 253-266

  Borrelli, G M ^a,b   Abrao M S ^b   Mechsner, S ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Chemokines; Endometriosis

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 8; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 1; RANTES;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE MARKER; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SUBJECT HEADINGS; MEDLINE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PERITONEAL FLUID; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

BIOMARKERS; CHEMOKINES; ENDOMETRIOSIS;

ASCITIC FLUID; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHEMOKINE CCL2; CHEMOKINE CCL5; CHEMOKINES; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INTERLEUKIN-8;

EID: 84893030858     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/det401     Document Type: Review

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