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Cytokines and growth factors in implantation
Author(s) -
Haimovici Florina,
Anderson Deborah J.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
microscopy research and technique
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.536
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1097-0029
pISSN - 1059-910X
DOI - 10.1002/jemt.1070250303
Subject(s) - blastocyst , receptor , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , cell growth , cytokine , growth factor , immunology , embryo , embryogenesis , biochemistry
A variety of cell types at the blastocyst implantation site produce cytokines and growth factors that could play an important role in the implantation process. Furthermore, receptors for cytokines and growth factors have been detected on embryonic and trophoblastic cells. The purpose of the article is to review the published literature on the effect of cytokines and growth factors on implantation events, and to present recent data from our laboratory on effects of growth factors and cytokines on mouse blastocyst implantation events in vitro. © 1993 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.