Increase in transforming growth factor β1 in ovarian follicular fluid following ovarian stimulation and in-vitro fertilization correlates to pregnancy

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 656-659

  Fried, Gabriel ^a   Wramsby, Håkan ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Follicular fluid; IVF embryo transfer; Oestrdiol; Ovarian steroids; TGF

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031943108     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.3.656     Document Type: Article

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