Macrophage migration inhibitory factor antagonist blocks the development of endometriosis in vivo.

Endometriosis, a disease of reproductive age women, is a major cause of infertility, menstrual disorders and pelvic pain. Little is known about its etiopathology, but chronic pelvic inflammation is a common feature in affected women. Beside symptomatic treatment of endometriosis-associated pain, onl...

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Main Authors: Khaled Khoufache, Sylvie Bazin, Karine Girard, Julie Guillemette, Marie-Christine Roy, Jean-Pierre Verreault, Yousef Al-Abed, Warren Foster, Ali Akoum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3359359?pdf=render