Evaluation of endometrial urocortin secretion for prediction of pregnancy after intrauterine insemination

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 350-355

  Florio, Pasquale ^a   Bruni, Luca ^a   De Falco, Carmen ^a   Filardi, Gilda ^a   Torricelli, Michela ^a   Reis, Fernando M ^a   Galleri, Letizia ^a   Voltolini, Chiara ^a   Bocchi, Caterina ^a   De Leo, Vincenzo ^a   Petraglia, Felice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

UROCORTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; IRRIGATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROBABILITY; UROCORTINS;

EID: 39749134820     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2007.094987     Document Type: Article

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