1. High concentrations of lactoferrin in the follicular fluid correlate with embryo quality during in vitro fertilization cycles 
Atsushi Yanaihara, M.D., Kaori Mitsukawa, B.Agr., Shinji Iwasaki, M.D., Katsufumi Otsuki, M.D., Toshihiro Kawamura, M.D., Takashi Okai, M.D. 
Fertility and Sterility 
Volume 87, Issue 2, Pages (February 2007)
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2. FIGURE 1
Correlation between LF level in FF and follicular size. There was no correlation between follicular size and LF level (r = 0.14; P=.217).
Yanaihara. Lactoferrin in the follicular fluid. Fertil Steril 2007.
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3. FIGURE 2
Comparison of LF level in FF and fertilization rate. Fertilized group A (mean ± SD), ± 35.5 ng/mL; unfertilized group B, ± 45.1 ng/mL. The mean LF level in FF of the fertilized group was significantly higher (P=.038) than that of the unfertilized group.
Yanaihara. Lactoferrin in the follicular fluid. Fertil Steril 2007.
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4. FIGURE 3
Comparison of LF level in FF and embryo quality. G1 group (mean ± SD), ± ng/mL; G2 group, ± ng/mL; G3 group, ± ng/mL. The LF level of G3 was significantly higher than that of G1 (P=.03).
Yanaihara. Lactoferrin in the follicular fluid. Fertil Steril 2007.
Fertility and Sterility  , DOI: ( /j.fertnstert )
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