Pioglitazone treatment decreases follicular fluid levels of tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-6 in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome

Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 98-102

  Kim, Chung Hoon ^a   Ahn, Jun Woo ^a   You, Rae Mi ^a   Kim, Sung Hoon ^a   Chae, Hee Dong ^a   Kang, Byung Moon ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Follicular fluid; Human; In vitro fertilization; Interleukin 6; Pioglitazone; Polycystic ovary syndrome; Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864595752     PISSN: 22338233     EISSN: 22338241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5653/cerm.2011.38.2.98     Document Type: Article

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