Oral contraceptives prevent the development of endometriosis in the chicken chorioallantoic membrane model

Annemiek W Nap, Annemiek Nap, Patrick G Groothuis, Chamindie Punyadeera, Ludger Klein‐Hitpaß, Ludger Klein-Hitpass, Rik Kamps, Bert Delvoux, Gerard A J Dunselman
Contraception · 2008 · vol. 78(3) , pp. 257–265 · doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2008.05.003 · PMID:18692618 · W2006952872
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Oral contraceptives administered to the chicken chorioallantoic membrane model prevented the development of induced endometriosis.

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mesh:D004715endometriosis

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Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal Endometriosis Endometrium Adult Animals Case-Control Studies Chickens Chorioallantoic Membrane Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal Endometriosis Endometrium Endometrium Female Gene Expression Profiling Humans Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis Tissue Culture Techniques Young Adult

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