Glutathione is present in reproductive tract secretions and improves development of mouse embryos after chemically induced glutathione depletion

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 431-436

  Gardiner, Catherine S ^a   Salmen, James J ^a   Brandt, Carolyn J ^a   Stover, Shawn K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIVICIN; BUTHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; GLUTATHIONE; MALEIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; OVIDUCT; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINA SECRETION;

ANIMALS; BUTHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; ISOXAZOLES; MALEATES; MICE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SUPEROVULATION; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031902255     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod59.2.431     Document Type: Article

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