Reactive oxygen species and oocyte fertilization |
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| Authors: | Pasqualotto F F Pasqualotto E B |
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| Affiliation: | 1 Institute of Biotechnology and 2 Center for Biological and Health Sciences, University of Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | Sir, The oocyte resides in a metabolically active environment consistingof steroid hormones, growth factors, cytokines, granulosa cellsand leukocytes. Even though the impact of follicular fluid oxidativestress on oocyte maturation, fertilization and pregnancy isnot clear, in bovine oocytes, the formation of reactive oxygenspecies (ROS) is reported to increase the developmental potentialduring in vitro maturation to |
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