Assessment of Embryo Quality and Viability Through Embryo-Derived Platelet Activating Factor

Autor: Philippe Buytaert, Marlane Angle, Jan Gerris, Luc Delbeke, Christel Depestel, Chris Peeters, Mieke Gielis, Annie Vereecken, John M. Johnston, Usha Punjabi
Rok vydání: 1990
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Zdroj: Advances in Assisted Reproductive Technologies ISBN: 9781461279075
Popis: Nearly 90% of apparendy normal embryos fail to implant in the uterus following embryo transfer. This implantation failure might probably be due to a combination of embryonic and uterine factors.1 O’Neill et al.,2 reported that an increased vascular demand for blood platelets, resulting in mild thrombocytopenia, was an initial maternal response to pregnancy in mice3 and humans.2 In both these species, this effect was a direct consequence of a factor produced by the fertilized ova, the platelet activating factor (PAF).4 This embryo-derived PAF showed similar chemical, biochemical and physiologic properties as the PAF, l-0-alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glyceryl-3-phosphocholine (PAF- acether).5
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