Alleviation of maternal hyperthermia-induced early embryonic death by administration of melatonin to mice

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 217-223

  Matsuzuka, Takaya ^a   Sakamoto, Natsumi ^a   Ozawa, Manabu ^b   Ushitani, Atsuko ^a   Hirabayashi, Miho ^a   Kanai, Yukio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Heat stress; Hyperthemic embryonic death; Melatonin; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; MELATONIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEATH; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGING ACTIVITY; HEAT STRESS; HYPERTHERMIA; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MATERNAL HYPERTHERMIA; MORULA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVIDUCT; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREGNANCY; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; EMBRYO LOSS; FEMALE; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; MELATONIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 25144494046     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.2005.00260.x     Document Type: Article

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