The production of leukaemia inhibitory factor by human endometrium: Presence in uterine flushings and production by cells in culture

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 569-574

  Laird, S M ^a   Tuckerman, E M ^b   Dalton, C F ^b   Dunphy, B C ^c   Li, T C ^b   Zhang, X ^c  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b JESSOP HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Human endometrium; Leukaemia inhibitory factor; Steroids

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NIDATION; RECURRENT ABORTION; STROMA CELL;

EID: 0030915204     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.3.569     Document Type: Article

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