Circulating levels of free and total vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-A, soluble VEGF receptors-1 and -2, and angiogenin during ovarian stimulation in non-human primates and women
Author(s) -
T. A. Molskness,
Richard L. Stouffer,
K.A. Burry,
Marsha J. Gorrill,
David Lee,
Phillip E. Patton
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/deh132
Subject(s) - luteal phase , follicular phase , vascular endothelial growth factor , endocrinology , ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome , medicine , angiogenin , stimulation , receptor , pregnancy , andrology , biology , angiogenesis , vegf receptors , in vitro fertilisation , genetics
In a prospective study we measured circulating levels of vasoactive factors and their soluble receptors in women undergoing controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) for IVF who were at risk for ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS), and compared them to those in a primate model, the rhesus monkey.
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