Open AccessIncreased levels of interleukin-15 in the peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis: inverse correlation with stage and depth of invasion
Author(s) -
Aydın Arıcı
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/deg083
Subject(s) - endometriosis , peritoneal fluid , medicine , infertility , cytokine , pelvic pain , stage (stratigraphy) , gynecology , urology , gastroenterology , pregnancy , surgery , biology , paleontology , genetics
Interleukin (IL)-15 is a novel cytokine with immunoregulatory and angiogenic properties. We compared IL-15 levels in the peritoneal fluid (PF) of women with and without endometriosis.
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