Follicular fluid renin concentration in patients with polycystic ovaries treated with gonadotrophins in an in vitro fertilisation programme

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 663-667

  Vrtačnik Bokal, Eda ^a   Meden Vrtovec, Helena ^a   Osredkar, Joško ^a   Verdenik, Ivan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Active renin; Polycystic ovaries; Prorenin

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; BUSERELIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; PRORENIN; RENIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THECA CELL;

ANDROSTENEDIONE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR FLUID; HUMANS; OVARIAN HYPERSTIMULATION SYNDROME; OVULATION INDUCTION; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RENIN;

FALLOPIA;

EID: 18144441388     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2003.100     Document Type: Article

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