Presence of leukemia inhibitory factor and interleukin-12 in human follicular fluid during follicular growth

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 13-18

  Coskun, Serdar ^a   Uzumcu, Mehmet ^a   Jaroudi, Kamal ^a   Hollanders, Johannes M G ^a   Parhar, Ranjit S ^a   Al Sedairy, Sultan T ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Follicular fluid; Human chorionic gonadotropin; IL 12; LIF

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; INTERLEUKIN 12; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR;

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031778052     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1998.tb00382.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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