GnRH agonist versus GnRH antagonist in IVF/ICSI cycles with recombinant LH supplementation: DNA fragmentation and apoptosis in granulosa cells

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-65

  Lavorato, Heloisa L ^a   Oliveira, Joao Batista A ^a,b,c   Petersen, Claudia G ^a,b,c   Vagnini, Laura ^c   Mauri, Ana L ^b,c   Cavagna, Mario ^b,c,d   Baruffi, Ricardo L R ^b,c   Franco Jr , Jose G ^a,b,c  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b Centre for Human Reproduction Prof Franco Jr   (Brazil)

^c Research and Training   (Brazil)

^d Hospital Perola Byington   (Brazil)

Author keywords

DNA fragmentation apoptosis; GnRH agonist; GnRH antagonist; Granulosa cells; Recombinant LH

Indexed keywords

CETRORELIX; LEUPRORELIN; LIPOCORTIN 5; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; RECOMBINANT LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NICK END LABELING; OOCYTE; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST;

EID: 84869084278     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.07.014     Document Type: Article

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