Glutathione oxidation is associated with altered microtubule function and disrupted fertilization in mature hamster oocytes

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1413-1419

  Zuelke, Kurt A ^a   Jones, Dean P ^b   Perreault, Sally D ^c  

^a VIC INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMIDE; GLUTATHIONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; HAMSTER; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE;

EID: 0030666835     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod57.6.1413     Document Type: Article

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