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Control of Uterine Receptivity and Embryo Implantation by Steroid Hormone Regulation of LIF Production and LIF Receptor Activity: Towards a Molecular Understanding of “The Window of Implantation”

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Cheng, JG., Rodriguez, C.I. & Stewart, C.L. Control of Uterine Receptivity and Embryo Implantation by Steroid Hormone Regulation of LIF Production and LIF Receptor Activity: Towards a Molecular Understanding of “The Window of Implantation”. Rev Endocr Metab Disord 3, 119–126 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015402811650

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