Markers of stem cells in human ovarian granulosa cells: Is there a clinical significance in ART?

Journal of Ovarian Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Varras, Michail ^a   Griva, Theodora ^b   Kalles, Vasileios ^c   Akrivis, Christodoulos ^d   Paparisteidis, Nikolaos ^a  

^a Third Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^c Veterans Hospital of Athens   (Greece)

^d G Chatzikosta General State Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

DAZL; Granulosa cells; Infertile patients; IVF; Oct 4; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; MESSENGER RNA; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; PROTEIN DAZL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; OOCYTE MATURATION; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEM CELL;

EID: 84869202104     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17572215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-2215-5-36     Document Type: Article

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