Cytoplasmic glutathione regulated by cumulus cells during porcine oocyte maturation affects fertilization and embryonic development in vitro

Theriogenology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 983-993

  Maedomari, N ^a,b   Kikuchi, K ^a   Ozawa, M ^a   Noguchi, J ^a   Kaneko, H ^a   Ohnuma, K ^a   Nakai, M ^a   Shino, M ^b   Nagai, T ^c   Kashiwazaki, N ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LIVESTOCK AND GRASSLAND SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cumulus cell; Development; Glutathione; In vitro maturation; Oocyte; Pig

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; CYTOPLASM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CYTOPLASM; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GLUTATHIONE; MALE; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY; SWINE;

MAMMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 33847022318     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.11.012     Document Type: Article

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