Cellular and molecular basis for endometriosis-associated infertility

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 349, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 849-862

  Stilley, Julie A W ^a   Birt, Julie A ^a   Sharpe Timms, Kathy L ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Endometrium; Infertility; Oocytes and embryos; Ovary

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; INTERLEUKIN 6; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR HOXA10;

CUMULUS CELL; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INFLAMMATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; OVULATION; PERITONEAL FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OOCYTES; OVARY; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84866416404     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: 14320878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-011-1309-0     Document Type: Review

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