The role of prolactin- and endometriosis-associated infertility

Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 542-547

  Wang, Hongbo ^a   Gorpudolo, Nowiah ^a   Behr, Barry ^b  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DANAZOL; PROLACTIN; PROLACTIN RECEPTOR; THYROTROPIN;

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; LUTEAL PHASE; PERITONEAL FLUID; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; BLOOD; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

DANAZOL; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PROLACTIN; RECEPTORS, PROLACTIN;

EID: 70349566497     PISSN: 00297828     EISSN: 15339866     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OGX.0b013e3181ab5479     Document Type: Review

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