L-Carnitine decreases DNA damage and improves the in vitro blastocyst development rate in mouse embryos

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 589-596

  Abdelrazik, Hussein ^a   Sharma, Rakesh ^a   Mahfouz, Reda ^a   Agarwal, Ashok ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

actinomycin D; antioxidant; blastocyst development rate; L Carnitine; TNF

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; DACTINOMYCIN; DNA; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BLASTOCYST; CARNITINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CULTURE MEDIA; DACTINOMYCIN; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MICE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 59249104053     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.11.067     Document Type: Article

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