Due to their negligible cytoplasm and composition of the sperm plasmalemma, spermatozoa are particularly vulnerable to lipid peroxidative damage induced by reactive oxygen species (ROS). Most ROS are referred to as free radicals because the…
Over the past 40 years there has been a worldwide critical change in the field of assisted reproduction technology (ART), leading to the increased application of single blastocyst transfer, which is extremely important to avoid the risks of…
The aim of the present study was to conduct a semiquantitative immunohistochemical investigation into the levels of intermediary proteins within the nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB pathway throughout the menstrual cycle in a non-human primate, n…
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a condition that affects women of reproductive age, where the glandular and/or stromal tissues from the eutopic endometrium implant in ectopic locations. It is well established that the survival of ectopic impla…