Oestrogen receptor gene polymorphisms and ovarian stimulation for in-vitro fertilization

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1430-1433

  Georgiou, I ^a   Konstantelli, M ^a   Syrrou, M ^a   Messinis, I E ^a   Lolis, D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Oestrogen receptor gene; Ovarian stimulation; Polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION INDUCTION;

EID: 0030763239     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.7.1430     Document Type: Article

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