Follicular fluid VEGF levels directly correlate with perifollicular blood flow in normoresponder patients undergoing IVF

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 183-186

  Monteleone, Patrizia ^a   Giovanni Artini, Paolo ^a   Simi, Giovanna ^a   Casarosa, Elena ^a   Cela, Vito ^a   Genazzani, Andrea R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

IVF; Perifollicular blood flow; VEGF

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ADULT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR FLUID; HUMANS; MALE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS;

EID: 44549086237     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-008-9218-1     Document Type: Article

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