Osmolarity at early culture stage affects development and expression of apoptosis related genes (Bax-α and Bcl-xl) in pre-implantation porcine NT embryos

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 464-471

  Hwang, In Sun ^a,b   Park, Mi Rung ^a   Moon, Hyo Jin ^a   Shim, Joo Hyun ^a   Kim, Dong Hoon ^a   Yang, Byoung Chul ^a   Ko, Yeoung Gyu ^a   Yang, Boh Suk ^a   Cheong, Hee Tae ^b   Im, Gi Sun ^a,c  

^a National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

^b Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^c NONE   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; IVF; Nuclear transfer; Osmolarity; Pig

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL XL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUCROSE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL NUCLEUS TRANSPLANTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; OSMOLARITY; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; BCL-X PROTEIN; BLASTOCYST; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; SWINE; TIME FACTORS; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 38949092040     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: 10982795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20785     Document Type: Article

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