Leptin and leptin binding activity in the preovulatory follicle of polycystic ovary syndrome patients

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 644-656

  Fedorcsak P ^a,b   Storeng, R ^a   Dale, P O ^a   Tanbo, T ^a   Torjesen, P ^c   Urbancsek, J ^b   Abyholm T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Follicular fluid; Insulin resistance; Leptin; Leptin binding activity; Polycystic ovary syndrome

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; INSULIN; LEPTIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GEL FILTRATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; BODY MASS; FEMALE INFERTILITY; METABOLISM; OVULATION; PROTEIN BINDING;

FALLOPIA;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LEPTIN; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PROTEIN BINDING; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 0034505113     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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