Endometriosis, a disease of the macrophage

Endometriosis, a common cause of pelvic pain and female infertility, depends on the growth of vascularised endometrial tissue at ectopic sites. Endometrial fragments reach the peritoneal cavity during the fertile years: local cues decide whether they yield endometriotic lesions. Macrophages are re...

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Main Authors: Annalisa eCapobianco, Patrizia eRovere Querini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2013.00009/full