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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Cell Physiol. 2014 Jan;229(1):10.1002/jcp.24418. doi: 10.1002/jcp.24418

Table 1.

Semi-Quantitative Analysis of Chemokines in Reproductive Fluids and Receptors in Mammalian Sperm

Seminal Plasma Endometrial Fluid Follicular Fluid
IL-8 +++ ++ ++
CCL2/MCP-1 +++ ++ +++
CCL5/Rantes - - +++
CXC3CL1/Fraktalkine ++ ++ ++
CCL20/MIP-3α ++ + ++

The relative expression levels in protein arrays ranged from no detectable amounts (−) to intensely positive (+++). Positive controls were used to validate the results from different membranes. Results are representative from at least three different samples.