IGF-I and epidermal growth factor levels in follicular fluid of women undergoing controlled ovarian hyperstimulation using the multidose GnRH-antagonist protocol or the long GnRH-agonist protocol

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Asimakopoulos, B ^a   Schopper B ^b   Dawson, A ^b   Caglar, G S ^b   Vakalopoulos, I ^a   Al Hasani, S ^b   Diedrich, K ^b   Nikolettos, N ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

EGF; Follicular fluid; GnRH agonist; GnRH antagonist; IGF I

Indexed keywords

CETRORELIX; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DECAPEPTYL DEPOT; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LONG ACTING DRUG; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; TRIPTORELIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MULTIPLE DRUG DOSE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 33745901061     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03344118     Document Type: Article

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