"December 2004" / Bibliography: leaves 159-180. / xii, 205 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / "The presence of macrophages within ovarian tissue has been acknowledged for many years. There is substantial evidence showing typical macrophage products such as interlukin-1-beta (IL-1B) and tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFa), can significantly influence ovarian functions. To date the specific role these cells play in ovarian function has only been postulated. It was the aim of the work presented in this thesis to determine firstly, if these cells are critical to normal ovarian function, secondly to develop a method for isolating these cells from other ovarian cell types and thirdly, to examine the cytokine profile of these cells with the intention of determining which important inflammatory cytokines these cells are producing."--p. v. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Faculty of Health Sciences, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2005
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/263362 |
| Date | January 2005 |
| Creators | Van der Hoek, Kylie |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
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