Fertility and Sterility
Volume 93, Issue 1 , Pages 293-296 , 1 January 2010

PPAR-γ expression in peritoneal endometriotic lesions correlates with pain experienced by patients

Received 10 March 2009 ,Revised 3 July 2009 ,Accepted 10 July 2009.

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 B.M. has nothing to disclose. N.B. has nothing to disclose. A.H. has nothing to disclose. A.K. has nothing to disclose. M.M. has nothing to disclose.

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doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.07.980

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 93, Issue 1 , Pages 293-296 , 1 January 2010

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