The role of leukaemia inhibitory factor in the establishment of pregnancy

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 181-190

  Vogiagis, D ^a,b   Salamonsen, L A ^a  

^a HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; GROWTH INHIBITOR; INTERLEUKIN 6; LIF PROTEIN, HUMAN; LYMPHOKINE;

CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DECIDUALIZATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH REGULATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; MOUSE; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SHEEP; ADULT; ANIMAL; DECIDUA; FEMALE; MAMMAL; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; UTERUS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; DECIDUA; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GROWTH INHIBITORS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-6; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; LYMPHOKINES; MAMMALS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; UTERUS;

EID: 0033069762     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1600181     Document Type: Review

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