The Graafian follicle is a site of L-ascorbate accumulation

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-45

  Paszkowski, Tomasz ^a,c   Clarke, Robert N ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Klinika Ginekologii   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cotinine; Fertilization in vitro; Follicular fluid; L ascorbate; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; COTININE; TOBACCO SMOKE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CELL LEVEL; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SMOKING;

ADULT; ASCORBIC ACID; COTININE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR FLUID; HUMANS; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; SMOKING;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0032891252     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022597629622     Document Type: Article

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