Assessment of Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthase 2 and Versican gene expression profile from the cumulus cells: association with better in vitro fertilization outcomes

• Main Authors: Azucena Ocampo (Author), Jeimy Pedraza (Author), Ginna Ortiz (Author), Elizabeth Hernández-Pérez (Author), Leonardo Porchia (Author), Esther López-Bayghen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Current methods for determining superior embryo quality (morphological assessment) are unable to compensate for poor pregnancy outcomes. Due to the importance of the cumulus-oocyte complex and the value of cumulus cells (CCs) as markers of embryo health, we determined the associa...