Markedly elevated cytokines in pleural effusion during the ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome: Transudate or ascites?

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 780-782

  De Mola, J Ricardo Loret ^a   Tureck, Richard T ^b   Arredondo Soberon, Francisco ^b   Friedlander, Miriam A ^b   Randle, Christopher P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

cytokines; interleukin 1 ; interleukin 6; Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome; pleural effusion; tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM FUNCTION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXTRAVASATION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OLIGURIA; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PLEURA CAVITY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK; THORACOCENTESIS; VEIN PUNCTURE;

EID: 0343581223     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(97)81383-0     Document Type: Article

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