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Changes in cervical neutrophil elastase levels during the menstrual cycle |
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| Authors: | Fumiko Tawara Naoaki Tamura Nobuhiko Suganuma Naohiro Kanayama |
| Affiliation: | (1) Tawara Fumiko IVF Clinic, Shizuoka, Japan;(2) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashiku, Hamamatsu 431-3192, Japan;(3) Human Health Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan; |
| Abstract: | PurposeCervical mucus plays an important role in host defense mechanisms and is involved in the ascendance of sperm. To determine the change of neutrophil mediators contained in cervical mucus, we measured total neutrophil elastase (NE) levels throughout the menstrual cycle. |
| Keywords: | Cervical mucus Enzyme immunoassay Menstrual cycle Neutrophil elastase Ovulation |
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