Improved cryotolerance and developmental potential ofin vitroandin vivomatured mouse oocytes by supplementing with a glutathione donor prior to vitrification
Author(s) -
Tom Trapphoff,
Martyna Heiligentag,
Jenny Simon,
N. Staubach,
Thorsten Seidel,
Kathrin A. Otte,
Thomas Fröhlich,
Georg J. Arnold,
Ursula Eichenlaub-Ritter
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
molecular human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.143
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1460-2407
pISSN - 1360-9947
DOI - 10.1093/molehr/gaw059
Subject(s) - germinal vesicle , biology , oocyte , glutathione , vitrification , in vitro maturation , andrology , cryopreservation , blastocyst , reproductive technology , microbiology and biotechnology , embryogenesis , embryo , biochemistry , enzyme , medicine
Can supplementation of media with a glutathione (GSH) donor, glutathione ethyl ester (GEE), prior to vitrification protect the mouse oocyte from oxidative damage and critical changes in redox homeostasis, and thereby improve cryotolerance?
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