Growth hormone and fertility clinical studies

Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Volumn 45, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 81-85

  Homburg, Roy ^a  

^a Golda Medical Center Israel   (Israel)

Author keywords

In vitro fertilization; Induction; Infertility; Ovulation; Polycystic ovary syndrome

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; GONADOTROPIN; GROWTH FACTOR; GROWTH HORMONE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOMETRIUM; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; OOCYTE; OVARY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANOVULATION; CLINICAL TRIALS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; OOCYTES; OVULATION INDUCTION; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME;

EID: 0030025398     PISSN: 16632818     EISSN: 16632826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000184764     Document Type: Article

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