Human ovarian granulosa cells and follicular fluid indices: The relationship to oocyte maturity and fertilization in vitro

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1303-1306

  Enien, W M ^b   Chantler, E ^a   Seif, M W ^a   Elstein, M ^a  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Follicular fluid; Granulosa cells; Human chorionic gonadotrophin; Immunopurification; IVF

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; CELL SEPARATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVULATION INDUCTION;

EID: 0031838085     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.5.1303     Document Type: Article

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