Smoking impairs angiogenesis during maturation of human oocytes
Karin Motejlek Ph.D., et al. - This study determines whether smoking influences ovarian vascularization which thus may impair follicular development...Conclusion: This study showed that smokers secrete significantly higher amounts of sVEGFR-1 than nonsmokers, which may result in decreased ovarian vascularization and reduced oocyte maturation [more...]
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