The expression of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and its regulation by ovarian steroids in rat uterine stromal cells

Japanese Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 257-262

  Tamura, Kazuhiro ^a   Kumasaka, Kenichi ^a   Kogo, Hiroshi ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM CSF); Ovarian steroid; Uterine stroma

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE; STEROID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; RAT; STROMA CELL; UTERUS;

EID: 0033061670     PISSN: 00215198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jjp.79.257     Document Type: Article

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