Poor ovarian response to gonadotropin stimulation is associated with low expression of follicle-stimulating hormone receptor in granulosa cells

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1350-1356

  Cai, Jie ^a   Lou, Hang ying ^a   Dong, Min yue ^a   Lu, Xiu e ^a   Zhu, Yi min ^a   Gao, Hui juan ^a   Huang, He feng ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

FSH receptor; granulosa cell; ovarian response

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR; GONADOTROPIN; MESSENGER RNA; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; GONADOTROPINS; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OVARY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECEPTORS, FSH; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 34249671820     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.11.034     Document Type: Article

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