Is endometrial apoptosis evidence of endometrial aging in unexplained infertility? A preliminary report

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 195-201

  Erel, Cemal Tamer ^a   Aydin, Yavuz ^a   Kaleli, Semih ^a   Ilvan, Sennur ^a   Senturk, Levent Mehmet ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Age; Apoptosis; Endometrium; Testosterone; TSH; Unexplained infertility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA DETERMINATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE TUBE LIGATION;

EID: 23044500505     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2005.01.012     Document Type: Article

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