In controlled ovarian hyperstimulation, steroid production, oocyte retrieval, and pregnancy rate correlate with gene expression of vascular endothelial growth factor

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 589-592

  Doldi, Nicola ^a   Bassan, Marianna ^a   Fusi, Francesco Maria ^a   Ferrari, Augusto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR E2F; TRIPTORELIN; UROFOLLITROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORPUS LUTEUM FUNCTION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BLOTTING, NORTHERN; ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; LYMPHOKINES; OOCYTES; OVARY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE; RNA, MESSENGER; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS;

FALLOPIA;

EID: 0031439878     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022580601803     Document Type: Conference Paper

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