Effects of Guaiazulene on In Vitro Bovine Embryo Production and on mRNA Transcripts Related to Embryo Quality

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 862-869

  Dovolou, E ^a,b   Clemente, M ^c   Amiridis, G S ^b   Messinis, Ie ^a   Kallitsaris, A ^a   Gutierrez Adan, A ^c   Rizos, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b Veterinary Faculty   (Greece)

^c INIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; AZULENE DERIVATIVE; GUAIAZULENE; MESSENGER RNA; SESQUITERPENE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; CATTLE; EMBRYO CULTURE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; AZULENES; CATTLE; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SESQUITERPENES;

BOVINAE;

EID: 80052608268     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2011.01756.x     Document Type: Article

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