Vascular endothelial growth factor and its soluble receptor in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome undergoing IVF

Human Fertility

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 40-44

  Artini, Paolo Giovanni ^a   Ruggiero, Maria ^a   Parisen Toldin, Maria Rosaria ^a   Monteleone, Patrizia ^a   Monti, Massimiliano ^b   Cela, Vito ^a   Genazzani, Andrea Riccardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Centre for Gynecological Endocrinology AIED La Spezia   (Italy)

Author keywords

PCOS; sVEGFR 1; VEGF

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 1; AGENTS ACTING ON THE GENITAL SYSTEM; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; METABOLISM;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR FLUID; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; REPRODUCTIVE CONTROL AGENTS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR-1;

EID: 67549087102     PISSN: 14647273     EISSN: 17428149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14647270802621358     Document Type: Article

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