Angiogenesis is essential for the implantation of ectopic endometriotic fragments. Thus, angiogenic factors are important parameters for the activity of endometriosis. The establishment of an endometriotic lesion is influenced by other cofactors.
Schlüsselwörter
Endometriose - Angiogenese - VEGF - Angiopoietine - Aktivität - Implantation
Key words
Endometriosis - angiogenesis - VEGF - angiopoietin - activity - implantation
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Dr. med. Dorothee Maria Gescher
Frauenklinik für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe
Universitätsklinikum der RWTH Aachen
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