Presence of cumulus cells during in vitro fertilization protects the bovine oocyte against oxidative stress and improves first cleavage but does not affect further development

Zygote

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 177-185

  Fatehi, A Nader ^a   Roelen, Bernard A J ^a,b   Colenbrander, Ben ^a   Schoevers, Eric J ^a   Gadella, Bart M ^a,c   Bevers, Mart M ^a   Van Den Hurk, Rob ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Bovine; IVF; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MULTIPHOTON MICROSCOPY; NICK END LABELING; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE, MULTIPHOTON; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

BOVINAE;

EID: 23844467920     PISSN: 09671994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0967199405003126     Document Type: Article

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