Journal of Reproductive Immunology
Volume 87, Issue 1 , Pages 21-27 , December 2010

Expression and role of interleukin-23 in human endometrium throughout the menstrual cycle and early pregnancy

  • Yesim Hulya Uz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
    • Department of Histology and Embryology, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne 22030, Turkey
    • ,
  • William Murk

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
    • ,
  • Celal Emre Yetkin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
    • ,
  • Umit Ali Kayisli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
    • ,
  • Aydin Arici

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06520-8063, USA, Tel.: +1 203 785 4018; fax: +1 203 785 7134.

Received 1 March 2010 ,Revised 16 May 2010 ,Accepted 2 June 2010.

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PII: S0165-0378(10)00273-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jri.2010.06.154

Journal of Reproductive Immunology
Volume 87, Issue 1 , Pages 21-27 , December 2010

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