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The role of leukaemia inhibitory factor and interleukin-6 in human reproduction
1 Jun 1998
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There is now strong evidence that many of the actions of steroids in controlling reproduction are mediated by locally acting factors such as growth factors and cytokines. These have been shown to act both in an autocrine and paracrine manner to regulate preimplantation embryo development and migration which is necessary for placental development. The creation of mouse strains lacking genes for receptors or growth...
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