Association between interleukin concentration in follicular fluid and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) outcome

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 161-167

  Hammadeh, M E ^a   Ertan, A K ^a   Baltes, S ^a   Braemert, B ^a   Georg, T ^a   Rosenbaum, P ^a   Schmidt, W ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Follicular fluid; ICSI outcome; Interleukin

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN AGONIST; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FOLLICLE FLUID; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION;

EID: 0035135442     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.8755-8920.2001.450307.x     Document Type: Article

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