Joseph L. Napoli

ORCID: 0000-0003-3223-4752 · 2 papers in corpus

article 2014

Retinoic Acid Biosynthesis Is Impaired in Human and Murine Endometriosis1

Biology of reproduction ·doi:10.1095/biolreprod.114.119677

Endometriosis is characterized by the presence of endometrial glands and stroma in extrauterine sites. Our objective was to determine whether endometriotic lesions (ELs) from women with endometriosis have altered retinoid levels compared wi…

article 2013

Analysis of Follicular Fluid Retinoids in Women Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization: Retinoic Acid Influences Embryo Quality and Is Reduced in Women With Endometriosis

Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) ·doi:10.1177/1933719113477487

Retinol (ROL) and its biologically active metabolite, all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA), are essential for a number of reproductive processes. However, there is a paucity of information regarding their roles in ovarian folliculogenesis, oocyte…