The low expression of leukemia inhibitory factor in endometrium: Possible relevant to unexplained infertility with multiple implantation failures

Cytokine

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 334-339

  Wu, Man ^a   Yin, Yongixang ^a   Zhao, Min ^a   Hu, Lingqing ^a   Chen, Qi ^a,b  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Gp130; IL 6; Leukemia inhibitory factor; Unexplained infertility

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN GP 130; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 6 RECEPTOR; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOWN REGULATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MULTIPLE IMPLANTATION FAILURE; PATHOGENESIS; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLIFERATIVE PHASE; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING; BIOSYNTHESIS; DELAYED IMPLANTATION; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

ANIMALIA;

ADULT; CYTOKINE RECEPTOR GP130; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION, DELAYED; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INTERLEUKIN-6; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876801189     PISSN: 10434666     EISSN: 10960023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2013.03.002     Document Type: Article

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