Antimicrobial activity of human follicular fluids

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 173-178

  Stepanović, Srdjan ^a   Djukić, Slobodanka ^a   Veljković, Milija ^b   Arsić, Biljana ^c   Garalejić, Eliana ^c   Ranin, Lazar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b CLINICAL CENTER OF SERBIA   (Serbia)

^c Clinic of Gynecology and Obstetrics Narodni Front   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Follicular fluid; Lysozyme; Streptococcus agalactiae

Indexed keywords

ALBUMINOID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ESTRADIOL; IRON; LYSOZYME; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN; TRANSFERRIN;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 0242288480     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000074103     Document Type: Article

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