2011
Changes in plasma müllerian-inhibiting substance and brain-derived neurotrophic factor after chemotherapy in premenopausal women
Aslam MF, Merhi ZO, Ahmed S, Kuzbari O, Seifer DB, Minkoff H. Changes in plasma müllerian-inhibiting substance and brain-derived neurotrophic factor after chemotherapy in premenopausal women. Fertility And Sterility 2011, 95: 1790-1793. PMID: 21075370, PMCID: PMC3047594, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.10.033.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Plasma brain-derived neurotrophic factor in women after bariatric surgery: a pilot study
Merhi ZO, Minkoff H, Lambert-Messerlian GM, Macura J, Feldman J, Seifer DB. Plasma brain-derived neurotrophic factor in women after bariatric surgery: a pilot study. Fertility And Sterility 2008, 91: 1544-1548. PMID: 18950757, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.09.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFollicular-fluid neurotrophin levels in women undergoing assisted reproductive technology for different etiologies of infertility
Buyuk E, Seifer DB. Follicular-fluid neurotrophin levels in women undergoing assisted reproductive technology for different etiologies of infertility. Fertility And Sterility 2008, 90: 1611-1615. PMID: 18222435, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.08.085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMale factor infertilityDifferent etiologiesOvarian reserveNerve growth factorBDNF levelsNeurotrophin levelsBrain-derived neurotrophic factor levelsNT-3 concentrationNeurotrophic factor levelsProspective observational studyDiminished ovarian reserveHistory of endometriosisPolycystic ovarian syndromeIVF cyclesOvarian syndromeNGF levelsFollicular fluidNeurotrophin concentrationsObservational studyMAIN OUTCOMENGF concentrationsInfertilityFactor levelsEndometriosisEtiology