Maureane Hoffman

ORCID: 0000-0001-7123-0100 · 1 paper in corpus

article 1988

Reduced trypsin-binding capacity of α2-macroglobulin in the peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis: possible relevance to alterations in macrophase function

Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)60006-7

Alpha 2-macroglobulin (alpha 2M) is a plasma protein with proteinase inhibitor and immune modulatory capabilities. The amounts of alpha 2M in peritoneal fluid (PF) from women with endometriosis and women with noninflammatory gynecologic con…