Reduced Fecundity in Female Rats with Surgically Induced Endometriosis and in Their Daughters: A Potential Role for Tissue Inhibitors of Metalloproteinase 11
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- 1 April 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Biology of Reproduction
- Vol. 80 (4) , 649-656
- https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.073411
Abstract
The cause of reduced fecundity in women with endometriosis is unknown. Expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of metalloKeywords
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