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Matrix metalloproteinase-9 activity in the plasma of patients after surgical resection of endometriomas.

Abdallah MA, Kang S, Nakajima ST, Gercel-Taylor C

Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, USA. maherabdallah@aol.com

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) may have a role in the pathogenesis of endometrioma. The level of MMP was lower compared to the level taken after resection of endometrioma.

Published 8 June 2006 in Fertil Steril, 85(6): 1847-8.
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