Hormonal and molecular characterization of follicular fluid, cumulus cells and oocytes from pre-ovulatory follicles in stimulated and unstimulated cycles

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1596-1605

  De Los Santos, Maria Jos ^a   Garca Lez, Virginia ^a   Beltrn Torregrosa, Diana ^a   Horcajadas, Jos A ^b   Martnez Conejero, Jos Antonio ^b   Esteban, Francisco J ^c   Pellicer, Antonio ^a,d   Labarta, Elena ^a  

^a Instituto Universitario IVI Valencia   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cumulus cells; Embryo quality; Follicular fluid; Gene expression; Unstimulated cycles

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED OVARIAN STIMULATION CYCLE; CUMULUS CELL; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEIOSIS; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYTE; OVARY CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVULATION INDUCTION; QUALITY CONTROL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UPREGULATION;

EID: 84861547993     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des082     Document Type: Article

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