Fertility and Sterility
Volume 91, Issue 5 , Pages 1668-1675 , May 2009

Iron storage is significantly increased in peritoneal macrophages of endometriosis patients and correlates with iron overload in peritoneal fluid

  • Jean-Christophe Lousse, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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  • Sylvie Defrère, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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  • Anne Van Langendonckt, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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  • Jérémie Gras, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Biology, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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  • Reinaldo González-Ramos, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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  • Sébastien Colette, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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  • Jacques Donnez, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jacques Donnez, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Gynecology, Université Catholique de Louvain, Cliniques Universitaires St Luc, Avenue Hippocrate 10, 1200 Brussels, Belgium (FAX: +32-2-764-95-07).

Received 23 October 2007 ,Revised 11 February 2008 ,Accepted 11 February 2008.

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 Supported by grants from the Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (FRS)–FNRS, Belgium (No. 1.5.010.06), La Région Wallonne, Vicomte Ph. de Spoelberch, and Baron A. Frère.

 J-C.L. is an FRS-FNRS Research Fellow and has nothing to disclose. S.D. has nothing to disclose. A.V. has nothing to disclose. J.G. has nothing to disclose. R.G-R. has nothing to disclose. S.C. has nothing to disclose. J.D. has nothing to disclose.

PII: S0015-0282(08)00393-2

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.02.103

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 91, Issue 5 , Pages 1668-1675 , May 2009

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