Maturation of human ovarian follicles is accompanied by a decrease in the CD56+CD16+ natural killer cell population

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2395-2398

  Fainaru, Ofer ^a   Hantisteanu, Shay ^a   Rotfarb, Nechami ^a   Michaeli, Medeia ^a   Hallak, Mordechai ^a   Ellenbogen, Adrian ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

angiogenesis; Follicular fluid; in vitro fertilization; in vitro maturation; natural killer cells

Indexed keywords

CD16 ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; CETRORELIX; ESTROFEM; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; TRIPTORELIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXIC LYMPHOCYTE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; NATURAL KILLER CELL; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OVARIAN RESERVE; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD56; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOLLICULAR FLUID; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; RECEPTORS, IGG;

EID: 79956345080     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.03.012     Document Type: Article

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