An inverse relation between the expression of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and TNF-α receptor in human endometrium

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 297-302

  Chegini, Nasser ^a,b   Dou, Quigchuan ^a   Williams, R Stan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Expression; Receptor; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYTOKINE; MESSENGER RNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TEMPLATE; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0032730918     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1999.tb00105.x     Document Type: Article

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