THE EFFECT OF FOLLICULAR FLUID-RELATED HORMONES AND VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL FACTOR LEVELS ON THE FORMATION OF HIGH-QUALITY EMBRYOS

The effect of follicular fluid-related hormones and vascular endothelial factor levels on the formation of high-quality embryos

Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the possible influence of follicular fluid (FF)-related hormones and vascular endothelial factor (VEGF) levels on oocytes, and the resulting effect on formation of high-quality embryos, to provide a scientific basis for improving controlled ovarian stimulation.Methods: The levels of hormones

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The Striated Parachute Spider Poecilotheria striata Pocock, 1895 (Araneae: Theraphosidae): a note on taxonomy, distribution and conservation status

The known distribution range of Poecilotheria striata Pocock, Champagne Glasses 1895 in India is from Mysuru in the north to Thiruvananthapuram in the south.During the recent surveys in northern Karnataka, P.striata was recorded from six locations in Dandeli and nearby areas in the Uttara Kannada District.With the new records from Uttara Kannada, t

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Age-related changes in the primary auditory cortex of newborn, adults and aging bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) are located in the upper cortical layers

IntroductionThe auditory system of dolphins and whales allows them to dive in dark waters, hunt for prey well below the limit of solar light absorption, and to communicate with their conspecific.These complex behaviors require specific and sufficient functional circuitry in the neocortex, and vicarious learning capacities.Dolphins are also precocio

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Understanding The Lived Experiences of Black Female College Athletes and Factors that Influence their Anxiety.

To inform the development of culturally and socially appropriate interventions, this study examined the lived experiences of Black female college athletes (BFCA) and identified sources that increase their vulnerability to anxiety.Black Feminist Thought, with sub-tenets of intersectionality and outsider within status, was used as the theoretical fou

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