Expression and comparison of gap junction protein connexin 37 in granulosa cells aspirates from follicles of poor responder and nonpoor responder patients

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 417-420

  Cepni, Ismail ^a   Kahraman, Nurhan ^a   Ocal, Pelin ^a   Idil, Mehmet ^a   Uludag, Seyfettin ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Connexin 37; follicular fluid; gap junction; granulosa cell; in vitro fertilization; poor responder

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CONNEXIN 37; FLUORESCENT DYE; FOLLITROPIN; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GAP JUNCTION; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CELLS, CULTURED; CONNEXINS; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38949088988     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.02.039     Document Type: Article

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