A preliminary study comparing the endometrial expression of inhibin, activin and follistatin in women with a history of implantation failure after IVF treatment and a control group

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 532-537

  Prakash, A ^a,d   Tuckerman, E ^b   Laird, S ^c   Ola, B ^a   Li, T C ^b   Ledger, W L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Biomedical Research Unit   (United Kingdom)

^c SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Implantation; Inhibin follistatin; IVF

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; FOLLISTATIN; INHIBIN; MYELOPID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NIDATION; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 38949116303     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01624.x     Document Type: Article

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