Article
Effect of leukemia inhibitory factor on human cytotrophoblast differentiation along the invasive pathway.
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) - 1 Oct 1995
Bischof P, Haenggeli L, Campana A
Abstract excerpt
PROBLEM: Leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) is a pleiotropic secreted cytokine that was shown to be essential for blastocyst implantation in mice. Since it is well documented that LIF is produced by the human endometrium, we wondered if this cytokine was capable of modulating the invasive behaviour...
Topics
- Cell Differentiation
- Cells, Cultured
- Female
- Growth Inhibitors
- Humans
- Interleukin-6
- Leukemia Inhibitory Factor
- Lymphokines
- Metalloendopeptidases
- Phenotype
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Trimester, First