Fertility and Sterility
Volume 93, Issue 5 , Pages 1448-1454 , 15 March 2010

Change of proinflammatory cytokines follows certain patterns after induction of endometriosis in a mouse model

  • Qiong-Hua Chen, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xiamen First Hospital, affiliated with Fujian Medical University, Xiamen, People's Republic of China
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  • Wei-Dong Zhou, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Cell Biology and Tumor Cell Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, People's Republic of China
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  • Zhi-Ying Su, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xiamen First Hospital, affiliated with Fujian Medical University, Xiamen, People's Republic of China
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  • Qian-Sheng Huang, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Cell Biology and Tumor Cell Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, People's Republic of China
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  • Jin-Na Jiang, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xiamen First Hospital, affiliated with Fujian Medical University, Xiamen, People's Republic of China
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  • Qing-Xi Chen, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Cell Biology and Tumor Cell Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, People's Republic of China
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Qing-Xi Chen, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Cell Biology and Tumor Cell Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, People's Republic of China 361005 (FAX: +86-592-2185487).

Received 20 October 2008 ,Revised 21 January 2009 ,Accepted 5 February 2009.

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 Q.-H.C. has nothing to disclose. W.-D.Z. has nothing to disclose. Z.-Y.S. has nothing to disclose. Q.-S.H. has nothing to disclose. J.-N.J. has nothing to disclose. Q.-X.C. has nothing to disclose.

 Supported by grant no. 2007-1-43 from the Ministry of Health of Fujian Province, P.R. China, by grant 2009-CXB-49 of the medical innovation project of Fujian Province, P.R. China, and grant nos. 3502 Z 20077047 and 3502 Z 20084006 from the Science and Technology Planning Project of Xiamen City, P.R. China.

PII: S0015-0282(09)00360-4

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.02.013

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 93, Issue 5 , Pages 1448-1454 , 15 March 2010

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