Hydrosalpinx fluid enhances human trophoblast viability and function in vitro: Implications for embryonic implantation in assisted reproduction

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-71

  Sawin, Stephen W ^a,b   Wang, Cai Liang ^a,b   De Mola, J Ricardo Loret ^a,b   Feinberg, Ronald F ^a,b   Monzon Bordonaba, Federico ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Human chorionic gonadotropin; Hydrosalpinx fluid; Oncofetal fibronectin; Tropho uteronectin; Trophoblasts

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; FIBRONECTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROSALPINX; NIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0343487608     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(97)81477-X     Document Type: Article

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