Concentration of stromal cell‐derived factor‐1 (SDF‐1/CXCL12) in the follicular fluid is associated with blastocyst development

Abstract Purpose To study the association between stromal cell‐derived factor‐1 (SDF‐1/CXCL12) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) concentrations in individual human ovarian follicles and IVF outcomes. Methods Concentrations of SDF‐1 and VEGF in 261 follicular fluid samples were measured w...

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Main Authors: Akemi Nishigaki, Tomoko Tsuzuki‐Nakao, Takeharu Kido, Naoko Kida, Maiko Kakita‐Kobayashi, Hiromi Murata, Hidetaka Okada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-04-01
Series:Reproductive Medicine and Biology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/rmb2.12259