Melatonin protects the integrity of granulosa cells by reducing oxidative stress in nuclei, mitochondria, and plasma membranes in mice

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 35-41

  Tanabe, Manabu ^a   Tamura, Hiroshi ^a   Taketani, Toshiaki ^a   Okada, Maki ^a   Lee, Lifa ^a   Tamura, Isao ^a   Maekawa, Ryo ^a   Asada, Hiromi ^a   Yamagata, Yoshiaki ^a   Sugino, Norihiro ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Granulosa cells; Melatonin; Oxidative stress; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

MUS;

8-HYDROXYGUANOSINE; ANTIOXIDANT; CASP3 PROTEIN, MOUSE; CASP7 PROTEIN, MOUSE; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 7; GUANOSINE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MELATONIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; MOUSE; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 7; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELLS; GUANOSINE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MELATONIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MITOCHONDRIA; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 84923384410     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.2014-105     Document Type: Article

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