Gonadotropins induce the release of interleukin 1β, interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α from the human preovulatory follicle

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 387-390

  De Mola, J Ricardo Loret ^a,b   Goldfarb, James M ^a,b   Hecht, Bryan R ^c   Baumgardner, Gavin P ^a,b   Jan Babbo, C ^c   Friedlander, Miriam A ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^c AULTMAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Interleukin 1 ; Interleukin 6; Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome; Ovary; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-1; INTERLEUKIN-6; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PROGESTERONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0345563261     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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