Interleukin-6- and tumour necrosis factor -mediated expression of hepatocyte growth factor by stromal cells and its involvement in the growth of endometriosis
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- 8 July 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Human Reproduction
- Vol. 20 (10) , 2715-2723
- https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dei156
Abstract
We investigated the expression of the hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) gene and protein by the stromal cells derived from women with or without endometriosis and its regulation by interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha).Keywords
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