Cysteamine supplementation of in vitro maturation media: A review

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Deleuze, S ^a   Goudet, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; MERCAPTAMINE;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; OOCYTE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CULTURE MEDIA; CYSTEAMINE; OOCYTES; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

EID: 78649580632     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2010.01587.x     Document Type: Review

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