Receptivity assessment of an ultrasonographic homogeneous endometrium in the late follicular phase of infertile women with natural cycles

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 207, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 511.e1-511.e7

  Zhu, Wenjie ^a   Chen, Mengxun ^b   Liu, Jin ^a,b   Fu, Zhihong ^a   Li, Xuemei ^a   Qin, Chunrong ^a   Liu, Dayan ^a,b   Tang, Xuelian ^a  

^a Shen Zhen City Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital   (China)

^b SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

homogeneous endometrium; pinopode; receptivity; vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; VASCULOTROPIN; VITRONECTIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM RECEPTIVITY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84869506503     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2012.09.028     Document Type: Article

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