Doppler-sonographic pelvic blood flow measurements and their prognostic value in terms of luteal phase and implantation

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1591-1593

  Deichert, Ulrich ^a,b   Albrand Thielmann, Christiane ^a   Van De Sandt, Michael ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b Children's Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY PERFUSION; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; CORPUS LUTEUM; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; NIDATION; PELVIS; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROGNOSIS; SHORT SURVEY; UTERINE ARTERY;

EID: 0029840057     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019449     Document Type: Short Survey

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