The early embryo response to intracellular reactive oxygen species is developmentally regulated

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 561-575

  Bain, Nathan T ^a   Madan, Pavneesh ^a   Betts, Dean H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

antioxidant; apoptosis; bovine; embryo arrest; hydrogen peroxide.

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MACROGOL; OXYGEN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; WATER;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATALYSIS; COW; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OXYGEN TENSION; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALS; CATALASE; CATTLE; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; OXYGEN; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

BOVINAE;

EID: 79955952251     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: 14485990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD10148     Document Type: Article

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