Could oxidative stress influence the in-vitro maturation of oocytes?

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 864-880

  Combelles, Catherine M H ^a   Gupta, Sajal ^b   Agarwal, Ashok ^b  

^a MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; In vitro maturation; Oocyte; Oxidative stress; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; PEROXIREDOXIN 6; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANEUPLOIDY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; CELL INTERACTION; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CUMULUS CELL; CYTOSKELETON; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; DNA DAMAGE; GAMETE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MATERNAL AGE; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVIEW;

EID: 68249118439     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60038-7     Document Type: Review

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