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Peritoneal Fluid (body substance)

Known as: Peritoneal Fluids, Ascitic Fluid, Effusion, Peritoneal 
A liquid that is made in the abdominal cavity to lubricate the surface of the tissue that lines the abdominal wall and pelvic cavity and covers most… (More)

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Body FluidsPortion of serous fluid
CDISC SEND Biospecimens TerminologyCavity of greater sacClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyExudates and Transudates
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Chronic peritoneal effusion (disorder)

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1936-2018
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Peritoneal Fluid (body substance)
physiological aspects
Body Fluids
Peritoneum
Peritoneal Cavity
Microbiological

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Ovarian cancer development and metastasis.
The biology of ovarian carcinoma differs from that of hematogenously metastasizing tumors because ovarian cancer cells primarily… (More)
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2009
Highly Cited
2009
Epigenetic regulation of CD133 and tumorigenicity of CD133+ ovarian cancer cells
The cancer stem cell hypothesis posits that malignant growth arises from a rare population of progenitor cells within a tumor… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Malignant effusions and immunogenic tumour-derived exosomes.
BACKGROUND Exosomes derived from tumours are small vesicles released in vitro by tumour cell lines in culture supernatants. To… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Development of a syngeneic mouse model for events related to ovarian cancer.
Mouse ovarian surface epithelial cells (MOSEC) were obtained from virgin, mature mice by mild trypsinization and were repeatedly… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Lysophosphatidic acid as a potential biomarker for ovarian and other gynecologic cancers.
CONTEXT Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) has been shown to stimulate proliferation of ovarian cancer cells and is present in the… (More)
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Ovarian steroid regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor in the human endometrium: implications for angiogenesis during the menstrual cycle and in the pathogenesis of endometriosis.
The human endometrium undergoes a complex process of vascular and glandular proliferation, differentiation, and regeneration with… (More)
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Renal impairment after spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhosis: incidence, clinical course, predictive factors and prognosis.
Although spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is considered a precipitating factor of renal impairment in cirrhosis, no study… (More)
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Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Retrograde menstruation in healthy women and in patients with endometriosis.
Blood was found in the peritoneal fluid in 90% of women with patent tubes at laparoscopy during perimenstrual time. If the… (More)
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Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Release of prostaglandins E and F in an algogenic reaction and its inhibition.
E and F prostaglandins were measured by radioimmunoassay in the peritoneal fluid of rats which had been injected with an irritant… (More)
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Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Isolation of lymphocytes, granulocytes and macrophages.
This paper presents the standard procedure for isolating lymphocytes and granulocytes from blood, using the Isopaque-Ficoll… (More)
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