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Fertility and Sterility

Volume 95, Issue 8, 30 June 2011, Pages 2520-2523.e2
Fertility and Sterility

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Lower serum apelin levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

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We tested differences in serum apelin levels between women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and those with a healthy regular menstrual cycle, finding that apelin levels were higher in normal women and that apelin was positively correlated with apolipoprotein A levels.

Key Words

Apelin
polycystic ovary syndrome
apoA

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C.-Y.C. has nothing to disclose. Y.-C.T. has nothing to disclose. C.-H.L. has nothing to disclose. T.-F.C. has nothing to disclose. S.-H.W. has nothing to disclose. J.-H.S. has nothing to disclose.

C.-Y.C. and Y.-C.T. contributed equally to this work.

Supported in part by a grant from the Chi-Mei Medical Center and Kaohsiung Medical University Research Foundation (98CM-KMU-12).

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