Mimicking Sampson’s Retrograde Menstrual Theory in Rats: A New Rat Model for Ongoing Endometriosis-Associated Pain

Mimicking Sampson’s Retrograde Menstrual Theory in Rats: A New Rat Model for Ongoing Endometriosis-Associated Pain

Endometriosis is a prevalent gynecologic disease, defined by dysfunctional endometrium-like lesions outside of the uterine cavity. These lesions are presumably established via retrograde menstruation, i.e., endometrial tissue that flows backwards during menses into the abdomen and deposits on the or...

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Main Authors: Eleonora Persoons, Katrien De Clercq, Charlotte Van den Eynde, Sílvia João Poseiro coutinho Pinto, Katrien Luyten, Rita Van Bree, Carla Tomassetti, Thomas Voets, Joris Vriens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
endometriosis
menstrual tissue
menstruating rat
ongoing pain
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/21/7/2326

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