Sofia Xanthoulea
ORCID: 0000-0003-4700-3404
· 5 papers in corpus
observational
2026
UNLABELLED: Objectives: Alterations in 17β-estradiol metabolism are known to potentially impair endometrial receptivity. Previous pioneering studies have investigated the role of endometrial steroid metabolism by determining steroid hormone…
meta-analysis
2019
STUDY QUESTION: Are the primary cell cultures and cell lines used in endometriosis research of sufficient quality? SUMMARY ANSWER: Primary cells used in endometriosis research lack purity and phenotypic characterisation, and cell lines are…
review
2018
Our understanding of the intracrine (or local) regulation of estrogen and other steroid synthesis and degradation expanded in the last decades, also thanks to recent technological advances in chromatography mass-spectrometry. Estrogen respo…
2012
lab-animal
2012
Endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus. It affects 10-15% of women during reproductive age and has a big personal and social impact due to chronic pelvic pain, subfertility, loss of work-hours and …