Melatonin modulates the expression of BCL-xl and improve the development of vitrified embryos obtained by IVF in mice

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 453-461

  Dehghani Mohammadabadi, Maryam ^a   Salehi, Mohammad ^b,c   Farifteh, Fattaneh ^b   Nematollahi, Sedigheh ^a   Arefian, Ehsan ^a   Hajjarizadeh, Atena ^a   Parivar, Kazem ^d   Nourmohammadi, Zahra ^d  

^a STEM CELL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; IVF; Melatonin; Reactive oxygen species; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; MELATONIN; MELATONIN RECEPTOR; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL XL; BCL2L1 PROTEIN, MOUSE; PROTEIN BCL X;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SURVIVAL RATE; VITRIFICATION; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; EMBRYO CULTURE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

MUS;

ANIMALS; BCL-X PROTEIN; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MELATONIN; MICE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 84897567346     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-014-0172-9     Document Type: Article

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