Endometrial cells contribute to preexisting endometriosis lesions in a mouse model of retrograde menstruation†
Tal A, Tal R, Pluchino N, Taylor HS. Endometrial cells contribute to preexisting endometriosis lesions in a mouse model of retrograde menstruation†. Biology Of Reproduction 2019, 100: 1453-1460. PMID: 30869747, PMCID: PMC6561859, DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioz039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalEndometriosisEndometriumFemaleMenstruation DisturbancesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLConceptsRetrograde menstruationUterine cellsEndometrial tissueEndometriosis lesionsEndometrial cellsAdverse clinical manifestationsChronic pelvic painPathophysiology of endometriosisProgression of endometriosisC57BL/6J female miceNonhuman primate modelEndometrial tissue fragmentsEndometriotic processPelvic painClinical manifestationsEndometriotic lesionsInflammatory processIntraperitoneal injectionFemale micePrimate modelExtrauterine growthPeritoneal cavityEndometriosisMouse modelLesions