Expression of leukaemia inhibitory factor and interleukin 15 in endometrium of women with recurrent implantation failure after IVF; correlation with the number of endometrial natural killer cells.

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BACKGROUND: Several studies have suggested that endometrial interleukin 15 (IL-15) and the leukaemia inhibitory factor (LIF) may be important in embryo implantation. IL-15 is postulated to play a role in the control of uterine natural killer (uNK) cell proliferation and function, and uNK cells are also known to play a role in implantation. The aims of this study was to (1) compare endometrial levels of IL-15 and...

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