Prospective assessment of midsecretory endometrial leukemia inhibitor factor expression versus ανβ3 testing in women with unexplained infertility

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1724-1731

  Franasiak, Jason M ^a   Holoch, Kristin J ^b   Yuan, Lingwen ^c   Schammel, David P ^d   Young, Steven L ^c   Lessey, Bruce A ^e  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d GREENVILLE HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE GREENVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

endometriosis; endometrium; Implantation; leukemia inhibitory factor; LIF

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ENDOMETRIAL LEUKEMIA INHIBITOR FACTOR PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITRONECTIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME TO PREGNANCY;

ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; IMPLANTATION; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; LIF;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOPSY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INTEGRIN ALPHAVBETA3; INTEGRIN BETA3; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; LUTEAL PHASE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RNA, MESSENGER; TIME FACTORS; TIME-TO-PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901781087     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.02.027     Document Type: Article

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