Cell proliferation effect of lactoferrin in human endometrial stroma cells

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 469-473

  Yanaihara, Atsushi ^a   Toma, Yoshiro ^a   Saito, Hiroshi ^a   Yanaihara, Takumi ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell proliferation; Endometrium; Epidermal growth factor; Lactoferrin; Oestrogen

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; ESTRADIOL; IRON BINDING PROTEIN; LACTOFERRIN;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROMA CELL;

EID: 0034059565     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/6.5.469     Document Type: Article

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