Follicular fluid and serum levels of Inhibin A and pregnancy-associated plasma protein A in patients undergoing IVF

Abstract

Objective: To elucidate transport of intrafollicular proteins Inhibin A and pregnancy-associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A) across the follicular fluid (FF)/blood barrier. Design: A retrospective study.

Setting: IVF lab at a university hospital, academic, and industrial research labs.

Keywords

• Follicular fluid/blood barrier
• protein transport
• PAPP-A
• Inhibin A
• IVF
• acute coronary syndrome
• a papp-a
• expression
• follicles
• activin
• barrier
• cells
• women
• size