Reduced expression of interleukin-11 and interleukin-6 in the periimplantation endometrium of excessive ovarian responders during in vitro fertilization treatment

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 3181-3188

  Makkar, Guneet ^a   Ng, Ernest H Y ^a   Yeung, William S B ^a   Ho, P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYTOKINE; ESTRADIOL; INTERLEUKIN 11; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLUSHING; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; IN VIVO CULTURE; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 33747807419     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2006-0180     Document Type: Article

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