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Endometriosis is associated with marked subfertility and various causes for this subfertility have been previously studied. The poor quality of oocytes has been suggested as one possible cause. In this study, we evaluated the quality of ooc…
PurposeThis study was designed to examine whether hyaluronic acid (HA) inhibits apoptosis in cumulus and mural granulosa cells and to examine whether this effect of HA was mediated through CD44.MethodsMural and cumulus granulosa cells were …
CD44 is a polymorphic and polyfunctional transmembrane glycoprotein widely expressed in many types of cells. Here, the expression of this protein on human membrana granulosa was studied by two techniques. Using confocal laser scanning micro…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the incidence of apoptotic bodies in membrana granulosa in patients with endometriosis. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis. SETTING: Yamagata University Hospital. PATIENT(S): Fifty-eight normoovulatory women with en…