Expression of survivin in human oocytes and preimplantation embryos.
AuthorsBalakier H, Xiao R, Zhao J, Zaver S, Dziak E, Szczepanska K, Opas M, Yie S, Librach C,
JournalFertil Steril
PubMed ID23084269
'To determine whether [1] survivin is expressed in human oocytes and embryos; [2] embryos grown in vitro secrete survivin protein; and [3] survivin levels are correlated with embryo cleavage rates. Experimental. University-affiliated IVF clinic. Couples undergoing IVF-ET cycles. Conventional reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (PCR), real-time PCR, immunohistochemistry, Western blot on ... More