Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor in human luteinizing granulosa cells and its correlation with the response to controlled ovarian hyperstimulation

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 263-267

  Doldi, N ^a   Bassan, M ^a   Messa, A ^a   Ferrari, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Granulosa cells; In vitro fertilization; Ovarian hyperstimulation; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE; TRIPTORELIN; UROFOLLITROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; STEROIDOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN CELL; MESSENGER RNA SYNTHESIS; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FUNCTION; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0030745011     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09513599709152544     Document Type: Article

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