P Hugo
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· 6 papers in corpus
· active 2002-2004
Endometriosis is a polygenic gynaecological condition affecting 5-15% of women of childbearing age. Major symptoms of the disease are pelvic pain and infertility. No clear link has been established between symptoms and the stage of the dise…
BACKGROUND: Soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1), released by endometriotic lesions, is involved in the regulation of cytotoxic processes. Altered levels of sICAM-1 in the circulation could parallel its deregulation in the pe…
BACKGROUND: Elevated concentrations of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) have been detected in the peritoneal fluid of patients with endometriosis. Furthermore, it was postulated that VEGF is involved in the development of endometri…