Open AccessHuman peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) in early pregnancy promote embryo invasion in vitro: HCG enhances the effects of PBMC
Author(s) -
Takahiro Nakayama
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/17.1.207
Subject(s) - peripheral blood mononuclear cell , embryo , andrology , biology , embryo transfer , human chorionic gonadotropin , in vitro , immunology , endocrinology , medicine , hormone , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry
The aim of this study was to investigate the role of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) in embryo invasion at the implantation site and to estimate the effect on PBMC function of human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) that is secreted from the human embryo.
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