Melatonin inhibits apoptosis and improves the developmental potential of vitrified bovine oocytes

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 132-141

  Zhao, Xue Ming ^a   Hao, Hai Sheng ^a   Du, Wei Hua ^a   Zhao, Shan Jiang ^a   Wang, Hao Yu ^a   Wang, Na ^a   Wang, Dong ^a   Liu, Yan ^a   Qin, Tong ^a   Zhu, Hua Bin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

bovine; melatonin; mitochondria; oocytes; vitrification

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CASPASE 3; MELATONIN; MESSENGER RNA; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; PROTEIN BCL X;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BOVINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE MATURATION; VITRIFICATION; ANIMAL; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; BCL-X PROTEIN; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CASPASE 3; CATTLE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MELATONIN; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; OOCYTES; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 84956901811     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: 1600079X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpi.12290     Document Type: Article

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