The source and implications of progesterone rise during the follicular phase of assisted reproduction cycles

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 446-449

  Fleming, Richard ^a,b   Jenkins, Julian ^c  

^a Glasgow Centre for Reproductive Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c Ferring Pharmaceuticals AS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

granulosa cell; luteinizing hormone; ovarian stimulation; progesterone; theca cell

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; UROFOLLITROPIN;

EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOMETRIUM; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LUTEINIZATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; NIDATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; REVIEW; THECA CELL;

EID: 78650524054     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2010.05.018     Document Type: Note

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