Essays about: "leukemia inhibitory factor"

Found 1 essay containing the words leukemia inhibitory factor.

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

    University essay from Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi

    Author : Marwa Malki; [2010]
    Keywords : Female infertility; leukemia inhibitory factor; mutation; blastocyst implantation; genotyping.;

    Abstract : 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 receptors: LIF receptor (LIFR) and gp130. READ MORE