Molecular mechanism of poor embryo development in postovulatory aged oocytes: Mini review

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1431-1439

  Takahashi, Toshifumi ^a   Igarashi, Hideki ^a   Amita, Mitsuyoshi ^a   Hara, Shuichiro ^a   Matsuo, Koki ^a   Kurachi, Hirohisa ^a  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

calcium oscillation; endoplasmic reticulum; oxidative stress; postovulatory oocyte aging

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CALCIUM ION; PROTEIN BCL 2; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL STRUCTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; MITOCHONDRION; OOCYTE; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVULATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POSTOVULATORY AGED OOCYTE;

CALCIUM OSCILLATION; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POSTOVULATORY OOCYTE AGING;

AGING; ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; OOCYTES; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 84894430683     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jog.12111     Document Type: Article

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