@article{a1f8511c4d88482097a6ad27e6ac6e53,
title = "The effect of insulin-like growth factor-I, relaxin and luteinizing hormone on vascular endothelial growth factor secretion by cultured endometrial stromal cells on different days of early pregnancy in pigs",
abstract = "The effect of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I), relaxin (RLX) and luteinizing hormone (LH) on vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in vitro secretion by endometrial stromal cells in pigs was investigated on days 10-12 and 20-22 of gestation. LH-stimulated stromal cell secretion of VEGF did not differ among tested days of early pregnancy. However, IGF-I- and RLX-mediated release of VEGF depended on the day of pregnancy. It seems that IGF-I and RLX may be considered as potent activators of VEGF-mediated angiogenesis in porcine endometrium, and their action may be more pronounced during maternal recognition of pregnancy.",
keywords = "Angiogenesis, Early pregnancy, Endometrium, VEGF secretion",
author = "Kaczmarek, \{Monika M.\} and Agnieszka Blitek and Dieter Schams and Ziecik, \{Adam J.\}",
note = "Funding Information: We thank Mrs. K. Gromadzka-Hliwa, Mr. J. Klos and Mr. M. Blitek for their excellent technical assistance in the laboratory and Mrs. Gabi Schwentker for expert technical assistance in RIA. The research collaboration in this study was supported by Roman Herzog Research Fellowship and Return Fellowship from Hertie and Alexander von Humboldt Foundations (to M.M.K.). This research was supported by the State Committee for Scientific Research in Poland (grant No PBZ-KBN-084/P06/2002 from 2003 to 2005).",
year = "2008",
month = jul,
doi = "10.1016/S1642-431X(12)60011-4",
language = "English",
volume = "8",
pages = "163--170",
journal = "Reproductive biology",
issn = "1642-431X",
publisher = "Elsevier B.V.",
number = "2",
}