Matrix metalloproteinase 2 is associated with changes in steroid hormones in the sera and peritoneal fluid of patients with endometriosis
- 31 May 2004
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Fertility and Sterility
- Vol. 81 (5) , 1235-1239
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2003.10.027
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