Follicular Fluid Levels of the Long Pentraxin PTX3

Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 226-231

  Paffoni, Alessio ^a   Ragni, Guido ^a   Doni, Andrea ^b   Somigliana, Edgardo ^a   Pasqualini, Fabio ^b   Restelli, Liliana ^a   Pardi, Giorgio ^a   Mantovani, Alberto ^b,c   Garlanda, Cecilia ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

follicular fluid; oocyte quality; ovarian hyperstimulation; Pentraxin 3

Indexed keywords

PENTRAXIN 3; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FOLLICULAR FLUID; HUMANS; OOCYTES; OVARIAN HYPERSTIMULATION SYNDROME; SERUM AMYLOID P-COMPONENT;

EID: 33646526497     PISSN: 10715576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsgi.2005.12.008     Document Type: Article

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