The effect of melatonin on in vitro fertilization and embryo development in mice

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 48-51

  Ishizuka, Bunpei ^a   Kuribayashi, Yasushi ^a   Murai, Kunihiko ^a   Amemiya, Akira ^a   Itoh, Masanori T ^a  

^a ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Embryo development; In vitro fertilization; Melatonin; Mouse

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLASTULA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PINEAL GLAND FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; MELATONIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0033979213     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-079X.2000.280107.x     Document Type: Article

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