Menstruation pulls the trigger for inflammation and pain in endometriosis

Trends in Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 270-276

  Laux Biehlmann, Alexis ^a   D'hooghe, Thomas ^b   Zollner, Thomas M ^a  

^a BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

endometriosis; inflammatory pain; neurogenic inflammation; retrograde menstruation; sensory nerves

Indexed keywords

ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; METABOLISM; NOCICEPTIVE PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NOCICEPTIVE PAIN;

EID: 84937759500     PISSN: 01656147     EISSN: 18733735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tips.2015.03.004     Document Type: Review

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