Article
Invasiveness of endometriotic cells in vitro.
Lancet (London, England) - 2 Dec 1995
Gaetje R, Kotzian S, Herrmann G, Baumann R, Starzinski-Powitz A
Abstract excerpt
The pathogenesis of endometriosis is not known. The currently favoured theory is that viable endometrial cells, shed from the endometrium into the pelvic cavity by retrograde menstruation, reattach and invade other tissues. We used a collagen gel invasion assay to assess invasive potential of endometriotic cells. The invasion indices of cells from peritoneal endometriotic lesions and a metastatic bladder...
Topics
- Endometriosis
- Female
- Humans
- Neoplasm Invasiveness
- Phenotype
- Tumor Cells, Cultured