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Expression of mannose-binding lectin in the peritoneal fluid of women with and without endometriosis.

Kavoussi SK, Mueller MD, Lebovic DI

Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan Endometriosis Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. skavouss@med.umich.edu

Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) modulates inflammation and usually enhances clearance of apoptotic cells. We observed that the concentration and total amount of peritoneal fluid MBL does not differ in patients with and without endometriosis.

Published 1 May 2006 in Fertil Steril, 85(5): 1526-8.
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