Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation in assisted reproduction: Effect on the immune system

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 831-835

  Giuliani, Albrecht ^a   Schoell, Wolfgang ^a   Auner, Johann ^a   Urdl, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation; Gonadotropin releasing hormone antagonist; Human menopausal gonadotropin; Lymphocyte subsets

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BLOOD SAMPLING; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LEUKOCYTE DIFFERENTIAL COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032212935     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(98)00282-9     Document Type: Article

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