Mammalian oviduct and protection against free oxygen radicals: Expression of genes encoding antioxidant enzymes in human and mouse

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-6

  El Mouatassim, Saïd ^a,b   Guérin, Pierre ^b,c   Ménézo, Yves ^a,b  

^a LMM Laboratoire Marcel Merieux   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c VETAGRO SUP   (France)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; Embryo development; Gene expression; mRNAs; Oviduct; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; GLUTAMATE CYSTEINE LIGASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MANGANESE SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; MESSENGER RNA; OXYGEN RADICAL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; CELL DIVISION; CELL METABOLISM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVIDUCT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW;

EID: 0343938843     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(99)00169-4     Document Type: Review

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