The empty follicle syndrome

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 187-191

  Kourtis, A ^a,b   Rousso, D ^a   Panidis, D ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Empty follicle syndrome; hCG; IVF

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GONADORELIN; RECOMBINANT CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

AGING; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG CLEARANCE; EMPTY FOLLICLE SYNDROME; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY DISEASE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW;

EID: 1942455923     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03346267     Document Type: Review

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