LIF endometrial expression is impaired in women with unexplained infertility while LIF-R expression in all infertility sub-groups

Chrysoula Margioula‐Siarkou, Chrysoula Margioula-Siarkou, Yannis Prapas, Stamatios Petousis, Stefanos Milias, Konstantinos Ravanos, Themistoklis Dagklis, Ioannis Kalogiannidis, George Mavromatidis, Constantinos Haitoglou, Costas Haitoglou, Νικόλαος Πράπας, Nikolaos Prapas, David Rousso, D. Rousso
Cytokine · 2017 · vol. 96 , pp. 166–172 · doi:10.1016/j.cyto.2017.04.009 · PMID:28432985 · W2606647683
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Leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) expression in the endometrium is reduced in women with unexplained infertility, whereas LIF receptor (LIF-R) expression remains consistent across all infertility subgroups studied.

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Endometrium Infertility, Female Infertility, Female Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Receptor alpha Subunit Adult Case-Control Studies Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometrium Endometrium Female Humans Immunohistochemistry Infertility, Female Infertility, Female Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Receptor alpha Subunit

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