Intrafollicular expression of matrix metalloproteinases and their inhibitors in normally ovulating women compared with patients undergoing in vitro fertilization treatment

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 87-91

  D'Ascenzo, Sandra ^a   Giusti, Ilaria ^a   Millimaggi, Danilo ^a   Marci, Roberto ^a   Tatone, Carla ^a   Colonna, Rosella Cardigno ^a   Moscarini, Massimo ^b   Pavan, Antonio ^a   Dolo, Vincenza ^a   Caserta, Donatella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; GELATIN; GELATINASE A; GELATINASE B; GONADOTROPIN; LEUPRORELIN; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE INHIBITOR; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; STEROID; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 1; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 2;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICLE FLUID; HUMAN; MALE INFERTILITY; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STEROIDOGENESIS; ZYMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR FLUID; HUMANS; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 2; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 9; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE-1; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE-2;

EID: 4344567146     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1510087     Document Type: Article

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