Melatonin exists in porcine follicular fluid and improves in vitro maturation and parthenogenetic development of porcine oocytes

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 318-323

  Shi, Jian Min ^a   Tian, Xiu Zhi ^a   Zhou, Guang Bin ^a,b   Wang, Liang ^a   Gao, Chao ^a   Zhu, Shi En ^a   Zeng, Shen Ming ^a   Tian, Jian Hui ^a   Liu, Guo Shi ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Agricultural University   (China)

Author keywords

In vitro maturation; Melatonin; Oocyte; Parthenogenetic embryo; Porcine

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CELL MATURATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PARTHENOGENESIS; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CELLS, CULTURED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; MELATONIN; OOCYTES; SWINE;

EID: 70350075809     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: 1600079X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.2009.00717.x     Document Type: Article

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