Endometrial receptivity is affected in women with high circulating progesterone levels at the end of the follicular phase: A functional genomics analysis

Human Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1813-1825

  Labarta, E ^a   MartInez Conejero J A ^b   Alama P ^a   Horcajadas, J A ^b   Pellicer, A ^a   Simon C ^a,b   Bosch, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b IGenomix   (Spain)

Author keywords

endometrial receptivity; gene expression; ovarian stimulation; progesterone

Indexed keywords

CETRORELIX; LEUPRORELIN; PROGEFFIK; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED OVARIAN STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFERTILITY; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; OOCYTE; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UPREGULATION;

EID: 79959425260     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der126     Document Type: Article

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