Toll-like receptor4 as a modulator of fertilization and subsequent pre-implantation development following in vitro maturation in mice.
Sara HosseiniMaryam Dehghani-MohammadabadiMarefat Ghafarri NovinMostafa Haji Molla HoseiniEhsan ArefianSamira Mohammadi YeganehMohammad SalehiPublished in: American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) (2017)
Low expression level of Tlr4 following IVM and higher fertilization rate through TLR4 receptor activation with LPS proposed that alteration in TLR4 expression and subsequent cytokine section could be a possible cause of low fertilization rate in IVM-derived oocytes.