Expression of Platelet-Derived Endothelial Cell Growth Factor (PD-ECGF) Related to Angiogenesis in Ovarian Endometriosis
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- 1 January 1999
- journal article
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- Published by The Endocrine Society in Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
- Vol. 84 (1) , 359-362
- https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.84.1.359
Abstract
Platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor (PD-ECGF) is expressed in the lining epithelial cells of ovarian endometriomas, and in interstitial cells of the subepithelial area with angiogenesis. The expression of PD-ECGF persists in endometriotic endometrium during the menstrual cycle. This might suggest that PD-ECGF contributes to the growth of ovarian endometriomas via subepithelial angiogenesis independently of the sex steroidal milieu.Keywords
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