E M Rutanen
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· 6 papers in corpus
other
1997
Insulin-like growth factors (IGF-I and IGF-II) are believed to mediate and modulate steroid hormone actions in the endometrium. In this study we determined the effects of an intrauterine system (IUS), releasing 20 microg levonorgestrel (LNG…
other
1996
Glycodelin is a glycoprotein with potent immunosuppressive and contraceptive activities. It reacts with antibodies against placental protein 14, or progesterone-associated endometrial protein, and has a unique carbohydrate structure. Previo…
observational
1994
Trends in hospitalizations for selected gynecologic diagnoses per 100,000 women/year associated with hysterectomy were analyzed using the Finnish hospital discharge register data, including each inpatient episode in all Finnish hospitals, f…
observational
1994
BACKGROUND: The objective of our study was to investigate the incidence of hysterectomy by age, indication and surgical method employed during 1987-1989 in Finland, corrected by 'uteri or cervix at risk' population. METHODS: Three years (1…
other
1991
Human extrauterine decidual cells were studied for the presence of insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1) by using an avidin-biotin complex immunoperoxidase method with a purified monoclonal antibody 6303 against IGFBP-1. It…
other
1991
We examined the release in vitro of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) by peritoneal macrophages and peripheral blood monocytes following incubation with toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1). We obtained peritoneal macrophages from 22…