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Abbreviations
- ART:
-
assisted reproductive technology
- CD:
-
Cluster of differentiation
- CDC:
-
Cell division control
- DCs:
-
Dendritic cells
- DNA:
-
Deoxyribonucleic acid
- HbA1c:
-
glycated hemoglobin
- HELLP:
-
H (hemolysis), EL (elevated liver enzymes), LP (low platelet count).
- HSF:
-
Heat shock factor
- HSFY:
-
Heat shock transcription factor Y linked
- HSPs:
-
Heat shock proteins
- HSR:
-
Heat shock response
- ICSI:
-
intracytoplasmic sperm injection
- IVF:
-
in vitro fertilization
- LOX:
-
Lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor
- MOA:
-
Mechanisms of actions
- NK:
-
natural killer
- NO:
-
Nitric oxide
- NOS:
-
Nitric oxide synthase
- PK/PD:
-
Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic
- RNA:
-
Ribonucleic acid
- ROS:
-
Reactive oxygen species
- Th:
-
T helper
- TNF:
-
Tumor necrosis factor
- VDAC2:
-
Voltage-dependent anion-selective channel protein 2
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Swelum, A.AA., Hashem, N.M., Abo-Ahmed, A.I., Abd El-Hack, M.E., Abdo, M. (2020). The Role of Heat Shock Proteins in Reproductive Functions. In: Asea, A.A.A., Kaur, P. (eds) Heat Shock Proteins in Inflammatory Diseases. Heat Shock Proteins, vol 22. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/7515_2020_32
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