Circulating inhibins and activin A during GnRH-analogue down-regulation and ovarian hyperstimulation with recombinant FSH for in-vitro fertilization-embryo transfer

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 741-748

  Lockwood, G M ^a   Muttukrishna, S ^a   Groome, N P ^b   Knight, P G ^c   Ledger, W L ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; BUSERELIN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; INHIBIN; MARKER; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030462282     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1996.8510861.x     Document Type: Article

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