Apoptosis in human granulosa cells after induction of ovulation in women participating in an intracytoplasmic sperm injection program

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 181-185

  Clavero, Ana ^a   Castilla, Jose A ^a   Núñez, Ana I ^a   Garcia Pena Ma ^a   Maldonado, Vicente ^a   Fontes, Juan ^a   Mendoza, Nicolás ^a   Martinez, Luis ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Annexin V; Apoptosis; Flow cytometry; Human granulosa cells; ICSI

Indexed keywords

LIPOCORTIN 5; STEROID HORMONE;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CELL ASSAY; CELL COUNT; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST;

EID: 0041825705     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(03)00243-4     Document Type: Article

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