Non-frozen preservation protocols for mature mouse oocytes dramatically extend their developmental competence by reducing oxidative stress

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 318-329

  Wang, Tian Yang ^a   Li, Qian ^a,b   Li, Qing ^a   Li, Hong ^a   Zhu, Jiang ^a   Cui, Wei ^a   Jiao, Guang Zhong ^a   Tan, Jing He ^a  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YANTAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aging; Antioxidant; Low temperature; Oocyte preservation; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; CYSTINE; GLUTATHIONE; MERCAPTAMINE; PYRUVIC ACID; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; STRONTIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL AGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE PRESERVATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGING; ANTIOXIDANT; LOW TEMPERATURE; OOCYTE PRESERVATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BLASTOCYST; CELL AGING; CELLS, CULTURED; CYSTEAMINE; CYSTINE; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE; MICE; OOCYTES; ORGAN PRESERVATION SOLUTIONS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREGNANCY; TEMPERATURE; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

EID: 84896459374     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gat088     Document Type: Article

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