Relationship between urinary 6-sulfatoxymelatonin excretion and cancer antigen 125 in women with endometriosis

• Main Authors: Pei-Yang Hsu (Author), Pei-Yi Chou (Author), Ya-Min Cheng (Author), Carol Strong (Author), Yu-Ying Chen (Author), Mei-Feng Huang (Author), Meng-Hsing Wu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2014-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Pelvic endometriosis was found to be associated with oxidative stress in the peritoneal cavity. Endogenous melatonin was known for its antioxidative activities, and oral melatonin had been studied as a treatment option for endometriosis. However, the association between endogenous melaton...