Effect of early luteal phase administration of mifepristone (RU486) on leukaemia inhibitory factor, transforming growth factor β and vascular endothelial growth factor in the implantation stage endometrium of the rhesus monkey

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 115-125

  Ghosh, D ^a   Kumar, P G L L ^a   Sengupta, J ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; MIFEPRISTONE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL SPECIFICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLIZATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEAL PHASE; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; RHESUS MONKEY; STEM CELL; STROMA CELL;

ANIMALS; DENSITOMETRY; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS; FEMALE; GROWTH INHIBITORS; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERLEUKIN-6; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEOLYTIC AGENTS; LYMPHOKINES; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; MIFEPRISTONE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS;

EID: 0031968019     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1570115     Document Type: Article

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