Tumor necrosis factor-α regulates vascular endothelial growth factor secretion by human oviductal epithelial cells and stromal fibroblasts

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 220-222

  Nasu, Kaei ^a   Itoh, Hiroko ^a   Yuge, Akitoshi ^a   Nishida, Masakazu ^a   Kawano, Yasushi ^a   Narahara, Hisashi ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROMA CELL; UTERINE TUBE MUCOSA;

ADULT; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; STROMAL CELLS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 33845752478     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.05.082     Document Type: Article

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