Human follicle fluid vascular endothelial growth factor concentrations are correlated with luteinization in spontaneously developing follicles

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1144-1147

  Anasti, J N ^a   Kalantaridou, S N ^a   Kimzey, L M ^b   George, M ^b   Nelson, L M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Dominant follicle; Follicle fluid; Human; Luteinization; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FEMALE STERILIZATION; FOLLICLE FLUID; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUTEINIZATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PROGESTERONE RELEASE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

EID: 0031864932     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.5.1144     Document Type: Article

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