Correlations between unexplained infertility and single nucleotide polymorphism in the genes of leukemia inhibitory factor receptor and gp130

About 30 % of all infertile couples suffer from infertility of an unexplained cause. Leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) is a glycoprotein produced by the endometrium and is an important cytokine in the implantation process. LIF exerts its biological functions through heterodimerization of its two rece...

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Main Author: Malki, Marwa
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi 2010
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-128921