Serum but not follicular fluid cytokine levels are increased in stimulated versus natural cycle IVF: A multiplexed assay study

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 106, Issue , 2014, Pages 27-33

  Bersinger, N A ^a   Kollmann, Z ^a   Von Wolff, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Follicular fluid; In vitro fertilisation; Luminex technology; Natural cycle; Ovarian stimulation

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYTOKINE; EOTAXIN; ESTRADIOL; GAMMA INTERFERON INDUCIBLE PROTEIN 10; GANIRELIX; GONADOTROPIN; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 18; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 1; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; RANTES; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVULATION INDUCTION; SERUM; TECHNOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR FLUID; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84908564076     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: 18727603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2014.06.003     Document Type: Article

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