Role of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in human reproduction

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Eftekhar, Maryam ^a   Naghshineh, Elham ^a,b   Khani, Parisa ^a  

^a SHAHID SADOUGHI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fertilization in vitro; Granulocyte colony stimulating factor; Habitual abortion; Ovulation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ARGININE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYTOKINE; ESTRADIOL; FILGRASTIM; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; LENOGRASTIM; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; SILDENAFIL;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION ASSAY; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DENDRITIC CELL; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FERTILIZATION; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MICROENVIRONMENT; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NIDATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY FUNCTION; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PREGNANCY; PROBABILITY; RECURRENT ABORTION; REPRODUCTION; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STIMULATION; TH1 TH2 BALANCE; THYROID DISEASE; UTERINE CERVIX;

EID: 85048252097     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: 17357136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/jrms.JRMS_628_17     Document Type: Review

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