Levels of the epidermal growth factor-like peptide amphiregulin in follicular fluid reflect the mode of triggering ovulation: A comparison between gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist and urinary human chorionic gonadotrophin

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2034-2038

  Humaidan, Peter ^a   Westergaard, Lars Grabow ^b   Mikkelsen, Anne Lis ^c   Fukuda, Misao ^d   Yding Andersen, Claus ^e  

^a SKIVE REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Holbæk Regional Hospital   (Denmark)

^d M and K Health Institute   (Japan)

^e Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Amphiregulin; GnRH agonist; GnRH antagonist; in vitro fertilization; triggering of ovulation; VEGF

Indexed keywords

AMPHIREGULIN; BUSERELIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN B; VASCULOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR FLUID; GLYCOPROTEINS; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; MENOTROPINS; OVULATION INDUCTION; PEPTIDES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; TRIPTORELIN PAMOATE;

EID: 79955030476     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.02.013     Document Type: Article

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