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Involvement of phenotypes and serum levels of haptoglobin in the outcome of in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer.
Gynecologic and obstetric investigation - 1 Jan 2001
Ueda K, Yamamasu S, Nakamura Y, Honda K, Ozaki K, Fujino Y, Ishiko O, Ogita S
Abstract excerpt
Haptoglobin (Hp) possesses many functions in the immune system and angiogenesis as well as scavenging released hemoglobin, and thus it is speculated that Hp may also play a critical role in the reproductive process. To investigate the possible involvement of Hp in the outcome of in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET), the serum Hp of 50 patients who underwent IVF-ET was analyzed by the Western blot...
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