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Adamyan L.V.

Russian Medical University;
Kulakov National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology

Mikhaleva L.M.

FGBNU Russian Scientific Centre of Surgery named after Academician B.V. Petrovsky

Serezhenkov V.A.

Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences

Tkachev N.A.

Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences

Pivazyan L.G.

Kulakov National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology

Kuznetsova M.I.

Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology — MVA named after K.I. Skryabin

Mailova K.S.

FSBEI HE «RosUniMed» of MOH of Russia

Stepanian A.A.

Academia of Women’s Health and Endoscopic Surgery

Poletkina A.A.

Federal State Budgetary Institution State Scientific Center Institute of Immunology FMBA of Russia

Experimental modeling and treatment of endometriosis using bovhyaluronidase azoximer in an animal model

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Adamyan L.V., Mikhaleva L.M., Serezhenkov V.A., Tkachev N.A., Pivazyan L.G., Kuznetsova M.I., Mailova K.S., Stepanian A.A., Poletkina A.A.

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Journal: Russian Journal of Human Reproduction. 2025;31(4): 26‑40

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To cite this article:

Adamyan LV, Mikhaleva LM, Serezhenkov VA, et al. . Experimental modeling and treatment of endometriosis using bovhyaluronidase azoximer in an animal model. Russian Journal of Human Reproduction. 2025;31(4):26‑40. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/repro20253104126

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