Levels of apoptosis in human granulosa cells seem to be comparable after therapy with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist or antagonist

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 412-419

  Giampietro, Franca ^a   Sancilio, Silvia ^a   Tiboni, Gian Mario ^a   Rana, Rosa Alba ^a   Di Pietro, Roberta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Assisted reproduction techniques; GnRH agonist; GnRH antagonist; Human granulosa cells

Indexed keywords

CETRORELIX; ESTRONE; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; HORMONE; LIPOCORTIN 5; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; STEROID HORMONE; TRIPTORELIN;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; ESTRONE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GRANULOSA CELL; HISTOGRAM; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; NICK END LABELING; OOCYTE; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASTRUCTURE ANALYSIS AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADULT; ANNEXIN A5; APOPTOSIS; CELL CYCLE; CHROMATIN; DNA; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GRANULOSA CELLS; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; OVULATION INDUCTION; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; TESTOSTERONE; TRIPTORELIN;

EID: 31644444058     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.08.020     Document Type: Article

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