Role of glutathione in reproductive tract secretions on mouse preimplantation embryo development

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 308-314

  Salmen, James J ^a   Skufca, Frank ^a   Matt, Ani ^a   Gushansky, Gene ^a   Mason, Amy ^a   Gardiner, Catherine S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Early development; Embryo; Female reproductive tract; Oviduct; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

BUTHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; GLUTATHIONE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ESTRUS CYCLE; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SECRETION; SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIMETABOLITES; BLASTOCYST; BUTHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; MALE; MICE; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY; UTERUS;

EID: 22544473322     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.104.038307     Document Type: Article

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