IL-18 and IL-18 binding protein concentrations in serum and ovarian follicular fluid do not affect in vitro fertilization outcomes in obese, overweight, and non-obese patients

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 211-214

  Kilic, S ^a   Moraloglu, O ^a   Yuksel, B ^a   Ozaksit, G ^a   Tasdemir, N ^a   Dogan, M ^a  

^a Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Follicular fluid; IL 18; IL 18 binding protein; In vitro fertilization outcome; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; INTERLEUKIN 18; INTERLEUKIN 18 BINDING PROTEIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; OBESITY; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR FLUID; HEALTH; HUMANS; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; INTERLEUKIN-18; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 61849169019     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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