Overt leptin response to controlled ovarian hyperstimulation negatively correlates with pregnancy outcome in in vitro fertilization--embryo transfer cycle

Context: A critical body mass of adipose tissue is essential for the normal development of female reproductive functions. Leptin, an adipocyte-derived hormone encoded by the ′Ob′ gene has been proposed as a peripheral signal indicating the adequacy of nutritional status for reproductive functions. I...

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Main Authors: Jana Chakrabarti, Ratna Chatterjee, Sourendrakanta Goswami, Baidyanath Chakravarty, Syed Nazrul Kabir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.jhrsonline.org/article.asp?issn=0974-1208;year=2012;volume=5;issue=2;spage=194;epage=199;aulast=Chakrabarti