Synergistic effects of glutathione and β-mercaptoethanol treatment during in vitro maturation of porcine oocytes on early embryonic development in a culture system supplemented with L-cysteine

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 575-582

  Choe, Changyong ^b   Shin, Yong Won ^a   Kim, Eun Jin ^a   Cho, Sang Rae ^b   Kim, Hyun Jong ^b   Choi, Sun Ho ^b   Han, Man Hye ^b   Han, Jaehee ^a   Son, Dong Soo ^b   Kang, Dawon ^a  

^a Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antioxidant system; Embryo; Oxidative stress; Pig

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE; MERCAPTOETHANOL; OXYGEN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; ECTOGENESIS; EMBRYO CULTURE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE; OSMOLARITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SWINE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BLASTOCYST; CELL COUNT; CYSTEINE; DRUG SYNERGISM; ECTOGENESIS; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GLUTATHIONE; MALE; MERCAPTOETHANOL; OOCYTES; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SUS SCROFA;

SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 78951476416     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.09-214H     Document Type: Article

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