Addition of l-ascorbic acid to culture and vitrification media of IVF porcine blastocysts improves survival and reduces HSPA1A levels of vitrified embryos

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1115-1123

  Castillo Martín, Miriam ^a   Yeste, Marc ^b   Soler, Albert ^a   Morató, Roser ^a   Bonet, Sergi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

antioxidant; Cryotop; gene expression; peroxide levels

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; DNA; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; PEROXIDE; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL X; CULTURE MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO QUALITY; EMBRYO SURVIVAL; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PARAMETERS CONCERNING THE FETUS, NEWBORN AND PREGNANCY; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE; VITRIFICATION; ANIMAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECTS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; METABOLISM; PHARMACOLOGY; PIG; PROCEDURES; VETERINARY;

SUS;

ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; BLASTOCYST; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; SWINE; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 84940051619     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: 14485990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD14078     Document Type: Article

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