Vascular endothelial growth factor in serum and in the follicular fluid of patients undergoing hormonal stimulation for in-vitro fertilization

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 3310-3314

  Moncayo, H E ^a   Penz Koza, A ^a   Marth, C ^a   Gastl, G ^a   Herold, M ^a   Moncayo, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cytokines; IVF; Mitogens; Steroids; Thyroid hormones; VEGF

Indexed keywords

BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; BUSERELIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYTOKINE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 6; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; SEX HORMONE; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROXINE; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MORPHOLOGY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OOCYTE; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVULATION INDUCTION; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SERUM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THYROGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

FALLOPIA;

EID: 0032409170     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.12.3310     Document Type: Article

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