Leptin, VEGF, IGF-1, and IGFBP-3 concentrations in serum and follicular fluid of women undergoing in vitro fertilization

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 268, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 187-193

  Dorn, Christoph ^a   Reinsberg, Jochen ^a   Kupka, Markus ^a   Van der Ven, Hans ^a   Schild, Ralf L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Follicular fluid; In vitro fertilization; Insulin like growth factor 1; Insulin like growth factor binding protein 3; Leptin; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; FOLLITROPIN; LEPTIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3; SOMATOMEDIN C; VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REPRODUCTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; CARRIER PROTEINS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN 3; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LEPTIN; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 0043235693     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-002-0366-8     Document Type: Article

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