Growth differentiation factor 9 concentration in the follicular fluid of infertile women with endometriosis

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 758-760

  Hendarto, Hendy ^a   Prabowo, Prajitno ^a   Moeloek, Farid Anfasa ^b   Soetjipto, Soetjipto ^a  

^a AIRLANGGA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^b CIPTO MANGUNKUSUMO HOSPITAL   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953708567     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.10.011     Document Type: Article

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