Local estrogen formation and its regulation in endometriosis

Abstract Background It has been well established that endometriosis is an estrogen‐dependent disease. Although the exact pathogenesis of the disease is still unclear, it is known to be characterized by estrogen‐dependent growth and maintenance of the ectopic endometrium and increased local estrogen...

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Main Authors: Taisuke Mori, Fumitake Ito, Akemi Koshiba, Hisashi Kataoka, Osamu Takaoka, Hiroyuki Okimura, Khaleque N. Khan, Jo Kitawaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-10-01
Series:Reproductive Medicine and Biology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/rmb2.12285