Ovulation induction and luteal support with GnRH agonist in patients at high risk for hyperstimulation syndrome.

The aim of this study was to compare GnRHa trigger and luteal addition of triptorelin to hCG trigger for final oocyte maturation in women at high risk for OHSS undergoing IVF. A total of 423 patients were divided in two groups both stimulated using antagonist short protocol. Gonadotropins 75-150 UI/day were started on day 2-5, GnRH antagonist was added when the lead follicle was >14 mm and the final trigger was obtained with hCG 250 µg or triptorelin 0.

Agronomic characterization and α- and β-ODAP determination through the adoption of new analytical strategies (HPLC-ELSD and NMR) of ten sicilian accessions of grass pea.

Ten accessions of grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) from different Sicilian sites, cultivated in the same environmental conditions, were analyzed for their morphological and productive parameters and for the content of two non-protein amino acids: α- and β-ODAP (α- and β-N-oxalyl-l-α,β-diaminopropionic acid). The β-isomer is the neurotoxin responsible for the neuron disease known as lathyrism.