Table 1: Studies addressing the role of the follicular uid (FF) in events related to fertilization.
Authors F.G. Ovulation O.N. M.Q. S.C. Fertilization E.E.D.
Seppälä et al. (2007)         x    
Getpook & Wirotkarun (2007)**         x x  
Revelli et al. (2009) x x   x   x  
Rodgers & Irving-Rodgers (2010) x x          
Resende et al. (2010)* x x   x   x  
Fujimoto et al. (2010)       x   x x
Yoshida & Yoshida (2011)         x x  
Caille et al. (2012)**         x    
Shaaker et al. (2012)**       x x x x
Hennet & Combelles (2012) x x x x      
Ola & Sun (2012) x     x      
Tamura et al. (2013) x x   x   x x
Legend: X – FF contributes to the occurrence of the event; Empty – the author has not established any correlations between the FF and the event; F.G. – Follicular growth; O.N. – Oocyte nutrition; M.Q. – Maturation and oocyte quality; S.C. – Sperm capacitation; E.E.D. – Early em- bryonic development; (*) – Case-control study; (**) – Experimental study.