Calcium ionophore-induced egg activation and apoptosis are associated with the generation of intracellular hydrogen peroxide

Free Radical Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 212-220

  Chaube, S K ^a   Khatun, Sabana ^b   Misra, S K ^b   Shrivastav, T G ^b  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE   (India)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Calcium ionophore; Egg activation; Intracellular H2O2 level

Indexed keywords

BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM IONOPHORE; DNA FRAGMENT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MAGNESIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL LEVEL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; INCUBATION TIME; METAPHASE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; APOPTOSIS; BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE; CALCIUM; CULTURE MEDIA, SERUM-FREE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FEMALE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; IONOPHORES; MAGNESIUM; METAPHASE; PERMEABILITY; RATS;

RATTUS;

EID: 41049089871     PISSN: 10715762     EISSN: 10292470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10715760701868352     Document Type: Article

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