Inhibin A, inhibin B and activin A in follicular fluid of infertile women with tubal damage, unexplained infertility and endometriosis

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 61-69

  Akande, A Valentine ^a,d   Asselin, J ^b   Keay, S D ^a   Cahill, D J ^a   Muttukrishna, S ^b   Groome, N P ^c   Wardle, P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activin; Endometriosis; Follicular fluid; Infertility; Inhibin; Natural cycles

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; ESTRADIOL; INHIBIN A; INHIBIN B;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; FLUOROIMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE TUBE DISEASE;

ACTIVINS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FALLOPIAN TUBE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INHIBINS; PEPTIDES; PROSTATIC SECRETORY PROTEINS;

EID: 0033952681     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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