Human cumulus-free oocyte maturational profile and in vitro developmental potential after stimulation with recombinant versus urinary FSH

Human Reproduction

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 306-315

  Huang, Fu Jen ^a,b   Lan, Kuo Chung ^a   Kung, Fu Tsai ^a,b   Tsai, Meng Yin ^a,b   Chang, Chih Yang ^a   Huang, Hsuan Wei ^a   Lin, Yi Chi ^a   Chang, Shiuh Young ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Embryo quality; FSH; ICSI; Oocyte quality; Ovarian stimulation

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LEUPRORELIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; EMBRYO; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METAPHASE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE MATURATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY RATE; PROPHASE; PROTEIN POLYMORPHISM; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 1242341414     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh062     Document Type: Article

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