Endometrial secretion analysis identifies a cytokine profile predictive of pregnancy in IVF

Human Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1427-1435

  Boomsma, C M ^a   Kavelaars, A ^a   Eijkemans, M J C ^a,b   Lentjes, E G ^a   Fauser, B C J M ^a   Heijnen, C J ^a   MacKlon, N S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Endometrial receptivity; Implantation; IVF ICSI outcome; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYTOKINE; EOTAXIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; GAMMA INTERFERON INDUCIBLE PROTEIN 10; HEPARIN BINDING EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 15; INTERLEUKIN 17; INTERLEUKIN 18; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 5; INTERLEUKIN 6; MACROPHAGE MIGRATION INHIBITION FACTOR; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 1; PROTEIN DICKKOPF HOMOLOG 1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; NIDATION; PREGNANCY; SECRETION; URINALYSIS;

EID: 66249096288     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dep011     Document Type: Article

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