Is there a difference in the function of granulosa-luteal cells in patients undergoing in-vitro fertilization either with gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist or gonadotrophin-releasing hormone antagonist?

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 885-888

  Lin, Yang ^a,b,c   Kahn, Jarl A ^a,d   Hillensjö, Torbjörn ^b  

^a Ciconia Hospital   (Denmark)

^b Fertility Center Scandinavia   (Sweden)

^c THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

GnRH agonist; GnRH antagonist; Granulosa cells; IVF; Steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; BUSERELIN ACETATE; CETRORELIX; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYCLIC AMP; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUTEAL CELL; LUTEAL PHASE; OVARY FOLLICLE;

EID: 0032916266     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.4.885     Document Type: Article

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