Nutrients and infertility: An alternative perspective

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 515-517

  Papaleo, Enrico ^a   Potenza, M T ^a   Brigante, C ^a   De Michele, F ^a   Pellegrino, M ^a   Candiani, M ^a  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Follicular fluid; IVF ET outcome; Nutrition; Oocytes quality

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASPARTIC ACID; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; INOSITOL; MELATONIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SELENIUM;

DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; NUTRIENT; REPRODUCTION; SHORT SURVEY; THYROID DISEASE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; INFERTILITY; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

ANTIOXIDANTS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; INOSITOL; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SELENIUM;

EID: 79960991941     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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