Levels of P34H, a sperm protein of epididymal origin, as a predictor of conventional in vitro fertilization outcome

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1557-1559

  Sullivan, Robert ^a   Légaré, Christine ^a   Villeneuve, Marc ^b   Foliguet, Bernard ^c   Bissonnette, François ^d  

^a Centre de Recherche en Biologie de la Reproduction   (Canada)

^b Procrea Biosciences   (Canada)

^c Maternite Regionale Universitaire   (France)

^d OVO Clinique de Fertilite   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

P34H PROTEIN; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SPERM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WESTERN BLOTTING; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FRANCE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGNOSIS; PROTEINS; QUEBEC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUGAR ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646086982     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.10.070     Document Type: Article

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