Intrafollicular concentration of adrenomedullin is associated with IVF outcome

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 435-439

  Marinoni, Emanuela ^a,b   Feliciani, Emanuela ^c   Muzzonigro, Francesca ^d   Letizia, Claudio ^c   Tranquilli, Andrea ^d   Tranquilli, Daniela ^c   Aragona, Cesare ^c   Moscarini, Massimo ^c   Di Iorio, Romolo ^c  

^a FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b San Paolo General Hospital   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adrenomedullin; Follicular fluid; IVF; Oocyte; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADRENOMEDULLIN; ESTROGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENOMEDULLIN; ADULT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR FLUID; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952233230     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09513591003632076     Document Type: Article

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