The production and clinical evaluation of macrophage colony-stimulating factor and macrophage chemoattractant protein-1 in human follicular fluids

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-5

  Kawano, Yasushi ^a   Kawasaki, Fumiko ^a   Nakamura, Satomi ^a   Matsui, Naohiko ^a   Narahara, Hisashi ^a   Mlyakawa, Isao ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Follicular fluids; IVF ET; Macrophage chemoattractant protein 1; Macrophage colony stimulating factor; Oocyte maturation

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; BUSERELIN ACETATE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR 1; CYCLIC AMP; FERTINOM; FORSKOLIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 1; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICLE FLUID; HUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0035145248     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.8755-8920.2001.450101.x     Document Type: Article

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