Neurotrophins (BDNF and NGF) in follicular fluid of women with different infertility diagnoses J.C. Sadeu, A.M.C.M. Doedée, M.S. Neal, E.G. Hughes, W.G. Foster Reproductive BioMedicine Online Volume 24, Issue 2, Pages 174-179 (February 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.11.011 Copyright © 2011 Reproductive Healthcare Ltd. Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Box and whisker plots of (a) brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and (b) nerve growth factor (NGF) concentrations in follicular fluid. Line=median; box=25–75th centile; bar=95% CI. Reproductive BioMedicine Online 2012 24, 174-179DOI: (10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.11.011) Copyright © 2011 Reproductive Healthcare Ltd. Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Scattergram of follicular-fluid (a) brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and (b) nerve growth factor (NGF) concentration versus age in years. Reproductive BioMedicine Online 2012 24, 174-179DOI: (10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.11.011) Copyright © 2011 Reproductive Healthcare Ltd. Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Comparison of median follicular-fluid (a) brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and (b) nerve growth factor (NGF) concentration for women with different aetiologies of infertility. Participants included in each category were exclusive of other causes of infertility. There were no differences in the concentration of BDNF or NGF or other outcome measures for male factor infertility and women with bilateral tubal obstruction, and therefore these two groups were combined and used as the control group for all subsequent comparisons. Comparisons were made using one-way ANOVA on ranks. P<0.05 was considered significant. Bars with different letters are significantly different from each other. AMA=advanced maternal age; PCOS=polycystic ovary syndrome. Reproductive BioMedicine Online 2012 24, 174-179DOI: (10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.11.011) Copyright © 2011 Reproductive Healthcare Ltd. Terms and Conditions