Epidermal growth factor and leukemia inhibitory factor levels in follicular fluid: Association with in vitro fertilization outcome

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 367-369

  Özörnek, Murat H ^b   Bielfeld, Peter ^c   Krüssel, Jan S ^c   Hirchenhain, Jens ^c   Jeyendran, Rajasingam S ^a   Koldovsky, Ursula ^c  

^a ALS Inc   (United States)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Epidermal growth factor; Fertilization in vitro; Follicular fluid; Leukemia inhibitory factor

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; ESTRADIOL; GROWTH INHIBITOR; INTERLEUKIN 6; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; LIF PROTEIN, HUMAN; LYMPHOKINE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFERTILITY; MALE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ADULT; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR FLUID; GROWTH INHIBITORS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; INTERLEUKIN-6; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; LYMPHOKINES; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGESTERONE; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY;

EID: 0033109020     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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