H Ohtake

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus

article 1999

A novel in vitro experimental model for ovarian endometriosis: the three-dimensional culture of human ovarian surface epithelial cells in collagen gels

Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(98)00415-4

ObjectiveTo develop an in vitro experimental model of ovarian endometriosis using human cells and to investigate the pathogenesis of endometriosis.DesignControlled in vitro coculture study.SettingA department of obstetrics and gynecology at…

article 1999

Coelomic Metaplasia Theory of Endometriosis: Evidence from in vivo Studies and an in vitro Experimental Model

Gynecologic and obstetric investigation ·doi:10.1159/000052855

Ultrastructure studies of pelvic peritoneal tissue from women undergoing laparotomy suggest that before endometriosis has become established in the peritoneum, there might be a metaplastic change by peritoneal mesothelial cells into endomet…