Intrafollicular cortisol levels inversely correlate with cumulus cell lipid content as a possible energy source during oocyte meiotic resumption in women undergoing ovarian stimulation for in vitro fertilization

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 249-257

  Simerman, Ariel A ^a   Hill, David L ^b   Grogan, Tristan R ^a   Elashoff, David ^a   Clarke, Nigel J ^c   Goldstein, Ellen H ^a   Manrriquez, Alexa N ^a   Chazenbalk, Gregorio D ^a   Dumesic, Daniel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ART Reproductive Center   (United States)

^c QUEST DIAGNOSTICS NICHOLS INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Cumulus cell lipid; In vitro fertilization; Meiosis; Oocyte developmental competence

Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CORTISONE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; GONADOTROPIN; HORMONE SENSITIVE LIPASE; HYDROCORTISONE; LIPID; LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE; MESSENGER RNA; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADRENAL CORTEX CELL; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTISOL FOLLICULAR FLUID LEVEL; CUMULUS CELL; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPID TRANSPORT; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MATERNAL AGE; MEIOSIS; METAPHASE; OOCYTE; OOCYTE MATURATION; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CUMULUS CELLS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LIPID METABOLISM; MEIOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84923190961     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.09.034     Document Type: Article

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