Seminal plasma induces mRNA expression of IL-1β, IL-6 and LIF in endometrial epithelial cells in vitro

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 785-791

  Gutsche, S ^a   von Wolff, Michael ^b   Strowitzki, T ^b   Thaler, C J ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Interleukin 1; Interleukin 6; Leukaemia inhibitory factor; Seminal plasma

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; MATRIGEL; MESSENGER RNA; POLYSTYRENE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; VASCULOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENDOMETRIUM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PURIFICATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBONUCLEASE PROTECTION ASSAY; SECRETORY CELL; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOZOON; STROMA CELL; SUPERNATANT; VOLUNTEER;

CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-1; INTERLEUKIN-6; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; MALE; RNA, MESSENGER; SEMEN; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0344033729     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gag095     Document Type: Article

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