Subpopulations of human granulosa-luteal cells obtained from gonadotropin- or gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist/gonadotropin-treated follicles in in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer cycles

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 488-491

  Gersak, Ksenija ^a   Tomazevic, Tomaz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist; Human chorionic gonadotropin localization; Human granulosa luteal cells; In vitro fertilization

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CORPUS LUTEUM FUNCTION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOPEROXIDASE STAINING; LUTEAL CELL; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZATION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPEROVULATION;

ADULT; DRUG INTERACTIONS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LUTEAL PHASE; MENOTROPINS; OVULATION INDUCTION;

EID: 0032875248     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020503116989     Document Type: Article

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