Involvement of connexin 43 in the acupuncture effect of improving rat blastocyst implantation

Acupuncture can improve blastocyst implantation in rats. Connexin 43 may be involved in this effect.

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Published inFertility and sterility Vol. 93; no. 5; pp. 1715 - 1717
Main Authors Huang, Guang Ying, M.D., Ph.D, Zheng, Cui Hong, M.D., Ph.D, Wu, Yun Xia, M.D., Ph.D, Wang, Wei, M.D., Ph.D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier Inc 15.03.2010
Elsevier
Subjects
Acupuncture Therapy
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Blastocyst - metabolism
Connexin 43 - genetics
Connexin 43 - metabolism
Disease Models, Animal
Embryo Implantation
Embryo Implantation, Delayed
Female
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Infertility, Female - chemically induced
Infertility, Female - metabolism
Infertility, Female - physiopathology
Infertility, Female - therapy
Internal Medicine
Medical sciences
Mifepristone
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Rate
Rats
Rats, Wistar
RNA Interference
RNA, Messenger - metabolism
Rat
Oriental medicine
Gynecology
Rodentia
Blastocyst
Implantation
Obstetrics
Connexin
Vertebrata
Mammalia
Treatment
Folk medicine
Animal
Acupuncture
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Summary:Acupuncture can improve blastocyst implantation in rats. Connexin 43 may be involved in this effect.
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ISSN:0015-0282
1556-5653
DOI:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.09.036