Embryotoxicity of magainin-2-amide and its enhancement by cyclodextrin, albumin, hydrogen peroxide and acidification

Human Reproduction

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1457-1463

  Mystkowska, Ewa T ^a   Niemierko, Anna ^a   Komar, Aldona ^a   Sawicki, Wojciech ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cyclodextrin; Embryotoxicity; Hydrogen peroxide; Magainine 2 amide; Preimplantation mouse embryo

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; CYCLODEXTRIN; FLUORESCEIN DIACETATE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MAGAININ 2 AMIDE; PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

ACIDIFICATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CELL; EMBRYOTOXICITY; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; MURINAE;

EID: 0034939013     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/16.7.1457     Document Type: Article

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