Open AccessFibrinolytic activity of human uterine fluid
Author(s) -
Casslén B.,
Åstedt B.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348109154110
Subject(s) - luteal phase , medicine , menstrual cycle , fibrin , endocrinology , andrology , immunology , follicular phase , hormone
Normal biochemical composition of uterine fluid is essential for survival and successful implantation of the blastocyst. Fibrinolytic enzymes are involved in the implantation process. The variation of the fibrinolytic activity of uterine fluid with the phase of the normal menstrual cycle was investigated with the aid of radial enzyme diffusion on fibrin plates. The lytic activity increased during the pro‐liferative phase, reached a maximum in midcycle and then fell to its lowest level during the luteal phase. It increased again in the premenstruum.