Glutathione synthesis during in vitro maturation of buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) oocytes: Effects of cysteamine on embryo development

Theriogenology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 943-952

  Gasparrini, Bianca ^a   Sayoud, Hichem ^b   Neglia, Gianluca ^a   De Matos, Daniel Gustavo ^c   Donnay, Isabelle ^b   Zicarelli, Luigi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c Halitus Veterinaria   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Buffalo; Cysteamine; Glutathione; Oocyte development; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS;

EID: 0042785251     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(03)00098-0     Document Type: Article

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