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16516502

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-4-26
pubmed:abstractText
Pentraxin-3 (PTX3) is a long pentraxin that plays a key role in female fertility as a structural and essential constituent of the cumulus oophorus extracellular matrix. Despite considerable evidence supporting this role of PTX3 in mice, data in humans are scanty. The aim of the present study was (1) to evaluate follicular fluid concentrations of PTX3; (2) to test the hypothesis that levels of the molecule correlate with oocyte characteristics (corona radiata, aspect of the cumulus, nuclear maturity, and fertilization); and (3) to evaluate the possibility that peripheral concentration of PTX3 may be of clinical help in monitoring ovarian hyperstimulation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1556-7117
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
226-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Follicular fluid levels of the long pentraxin PTX3.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Neonatology, Fondazione Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Milan, Italy. alessio.paffoni@alice.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't