The effect of injecting endometriotic 'chocolate' cyst fluid into the peritoneal cavity of mice

S H Kennedy; S A Cederholm-Williams; D H Barlow

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a137850

The effect of injecting endometriotic 'chocolate' cyst fluid into the peritoneal cavity of mice

Hum Reprod. 1992 Oct;7(9):1329. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a137850.

Authors

S H Kennedy¹, S A Cederholm-Williams, D H Barlow

Affiliation

¹ Nuffield Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, UK.

PMID: 1479019
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a137850

Abstract

'Chocolate' fluid aspirated from endometriotic cysts was injected into the peritoneal cavity of mice. No peritoneal adhesions or endometriosis were noted when the animals were killed 7-37 days later.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Disease Models, Animal
Endometriosis / complications*
Female
Mice
Neoplasm Transplantation
Peritoneal Cavity / pathology*
Tissue Adhesions / etiology