Are cytokines and growth factors responsible for the detrimental effects of hydrosalpingeal fluid on pregnancy rates after in vitro fertilization- embryo transfer?

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1110-1112

  Barmat, Larry I ^a   Nasti, Kim ^a   Yang, Xu ^a   Spandorfer, Steven ^b   Kowalik, Ania ^c   El Roeiy, Albert ^a  

^a CROZER CHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth factors; Hydrosalpinx; In vitro fertilization

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; GAMMA INTERFERON; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA2; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOKINE RELEASE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BODY FLUIDS; CYTOKINES; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERUS;

EID: 0032745928     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(99)00422-7     Document Type: Article

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