Preovulatory changes of blood flow in different regions of the human follicle

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 69, Issue 3 SUPPL. 2, 1998, Pages 435-442

  Brännström, Mats ^a,c   Zackrisson, Ulf ^a   Hagström, Hans Göran ^a   Josefsson, Birgitta ^a   Hellberg, Pär ^a   Granberg, Seth ^a   Collins, William P ^b   Bourne, Tom ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Color doppler imaging; Human follicle; Ovulation; Transvaginal ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULSATILE FLOW; SYSTOLE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED; VAGINA; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0031896697     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(97)00544-x     Document Type: Article

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