Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor-A and its receptor-1 in a luteal endometrium in patients with repeated in vitro fertilization failure

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 528-534

  Jee, Byung Chul ^a   Suh, Chang Suk ^a,b   Kim, Ki Chul ^c   Lee, Won Don ^d   Kim, Haeryoung ^a   Kim, Seok Hyun ^b  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Hamchoon Women's Clinic   (South Korea)

^d Maria Infertility Clinics   (South Korea)

Author keywords

human endometrium; IVF; repeated implantation failure; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

CD31 ANTIGEN; VASCULOTROPIN A; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 1;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MICROVASCULATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STROMA CELL; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD31; CAPILLARIES; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEAL PHASE; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; PREGNANCY; STROMAL CELLS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR-1;

EID: 59249101724     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.11.081     Document Type: Article

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