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High soluble CD44 concentration in peritoneal fluid in endometriosis.

Authors :
Hasegawa A
Yoshino O
Osuga Y
Hirata T
Yano T
Taketani Y
Source :
Fertility and sterility [Fertil Steril] 2008 May; Vol. 89 (5), pp. 1267-1268. Date of Electronic Publication: 2007 Oct 24.
Publication Year :
2008

Abstract

The concentration of the soluble form of CD44, a competitive inhibitor for CD44 and hyaluronic acid binding, is higher in the peritoneal fluid of patients with endometriosis than in the peritoneal fluid of patients without endometriosis.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1556-5653
Volume :
89
Issue :
5
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Fertility and sterility
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
17919613
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.05.051