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The use of retinoic acid for the treatment of endometriosis

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  1. Academic Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Largo R. Benzi 10, 16132, Genoa, Italy

    Fabio Barra & Simone Ferrero

  2. Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DiNOGMI), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy

    Fabio Barra & Simone Ferrero

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Barra, F., Ferrero, S. The use of retinoic acid for the treatment of endometriosis. Arch Gynecol Obstet 298, 231–232 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-018-4774-9

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