It has been reported that 10 to 15% of young normogonadotrophic women show suboptimal response to standard long protocols. Letrozole (LE), an aromatase inhibitor, was shown to improve ovarian sensitivity to follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and follicular response to gonadotrophin treatment in poor ovarian response patients. We reasoned that it might be possible to utilize LE in young normogonadotrophic patients with unexpected hypo-response in standard gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist long protocol.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To evaluate whether serum follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) level during the early controlled ovarian stimulation can be used as a predictor of the ovarian response in the in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI) cycles.
Material And Methods: The participants of this retrospective study were chosen from Reproductive Medicine Center, Weifang People's Hospital between January 2015 and December 2020.The participants of this study met the age of 20~43 years old, anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) ≥ 1.
Objective: To observe the relationship between the analgesic effect of balance acupuncture and functional changes in brain in patients with migraine without aura.
Methods: A total of 40 cases of migraine without aura were equally randomized into a headache-acupoint group and a sham-acupoint group. When acupuncture given, a filiform needle was inserted into the headache-acupoint (the midpoint of the depression region anterior to the juncture of the first and second metatarsal bones on the dorsum of the foot) or the sham point (the midpoint of the depression region anterior to the juncture site between the 3 and 4 metatarsal joints of the dorsum of the foot) about 25-40 mm deep and manipulated for a while till the patient experienced feelings of electric shock and numbness, then withdrawn immediately.
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev
December 2015
Background: Studies indicate the immediate early response gene 3 (IER3) is involved in many biological processes. Recently, it was discovered that IER3 plays an important role in tumorigenesis and tumor progression. Thus it may be a valuable biomarker in tumor.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe investigation of transcription factor (TF) families is a major focus of postgenomic research. The plant-specific ASYMMETRIC LEAVES2-LIKE (ASL) / LATERAL ORGAN BOUNDARIES Domain (LBD) proteins constitute a major zincfinger-like-domain transcription factor family, and regulate diverse biological processes in plants. However, little is known about LBD genes in maize (Zea mays).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo characterize the microRNAs that contribute to the development of brace root, Solexa high-throughput sequencing of three libraries derived from tissues of node (N), nodes with just-emerged brace roots (NR), and nodes with just-emerged brace roots after IAA treatment (NRI) was performed. Total 650,793, 957,303 and 1,082,948 genome-matched unique reads were obtained in N, NR and NRI libraries, respectively. Further analysis confirmed the authenticity of 137 known miRNAs and the discovery of 159 novel miRNAs in maize.
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