Immunoglobulins and cytokines level in follicular fluid in relation to etiology of infertility and their relevance to IVF outcome

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 82-90

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

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Albumin fractions; Cytokines; Follicular fluid; Immunoglobulins; In vitro fertilization (IVF); Infertility

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALBUMIN ALPHA1; ALBUMIN ALPHA2; ALBUMIN BETA; ALBUMIN GAMMA; CYTOKINE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; OOCYTE TRANSPORT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVULATION; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; ALBUMINS; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MEGLUTOL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 0036097620     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0897.2002.1o024.x     Document Type: Article

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