The importance of having high glutathione (GSH) level after bovine in vitro maturation on embryo development: Effect of β-mercaptoethanol, cysteine and cystine

Theriogenology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 761-771

  De Matos, D G ^a,c   Furnus, C C ^b  

^a HALITUS   (Argentina)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS   (Argentina)

^c NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Aminoacid transport; Cytoplasmic maturation; IVM; Maturation media; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; CYSTINE; GLUTATHIONE; MERCAPTOETHANOL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CULTURE MEDIA; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CYSTEINE; CYSTINE; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GLUTATHIONE; MERCAPTOETHANOL; OOCYTES; ZYGOTE;

EID: 0034133373     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(99)00278-2     Document Type: Article

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