A “conditionally essential” nutrient, L-carnitine, as a primary suspect in endometriosis

L-Carnitine, when administered to young female mice, has been shown to induce a pathologic condition resembling human endometriosis accompanied by a marked degree of infertility. Thus, the use of this nutrient by young women may be a potential risk factor responsible for the onset of endometriosis a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Fertility and sterility 2011-06, Vol.95 (8), p.2759-2760
Hauptverfasser:	Vassiliadis, Simon, Ph.D, Athanassakis, Irene, Ph.D
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Alprostadil - metabolism Amino Acids, Essential - adverse effects Animals Biological and medical sciences caloric restriction Carnitine - adverse effects Cytokines - metabolism Dietary Supplements - adverse effects Dinoprostone - metabolism Endometriosis Endometriosis - etiology Endometriosis - metabolism Endometriosis - physiopathology Female Female genital diseases Fertility Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics Humans Internal Medicine L-carnitine Medical sciences Mice Non tumoral diseases Obstetrics and Gynecology prostaglandins Risk Assessment Risk Factors women
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Zusammenfassung:	L-Carnitine, when administered to young female mice, has been shown to induce a pathologic condition resembling human endometriosis accompanied by a marked degree of infertility. Thus, the use of this nutrient by young women may be a potential risk factor responsible for the onset of endometriosis at a later stage of their lives.
ISSN:	0015-0282 1556-5653
DOI:	10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.04.091