Leukaemia inhibitory factor and interleukin 11 levels in uterine flushings of infertile patients with endometriosis

Human Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3054-3058

  Mikolajczyk, Mat ^a   Wirstlein, P ^a   Skrzypczak, J ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Endometrial receptivity; Endometriosis; IL 11; Infertility; LIF

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 11; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIDATION; OVULATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 33751374960     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del225     Document Type: Article

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