Peritoneal and serum interleukin-18 levels are not increased in women with minimum or mild endometriosis
Interleukin-18 (IL-18) is a cytokine that belongs to the IL-1 family. Endometriosis is strongly associated with sub-fertility, and affects about 15% of women of reproductive age. IL-18 may favor the progression of endometriosis. The objective of the present study was to determine the concentration o...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2009-11-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2009001100007 |