Excessive concentration of glucose during in vitro maturation impairs the developmental competence of bovine oocytes after in vitro fertilization: Relevance to intracellular reactive oxygen species and glutathione contents

Abstract excerpt

The effect of glucose (0, 1.5, 5.6 or 20.0 mM) in synthetic oviduct fluid supplemented with 20 amino acids (SOFaa) on the developmental competence of bovine oocytes after in vitro fertilization was investigated. Intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the glutathione content of bovine oocytes matured in SOFaa containing 0-20.0 mM glucose were also examined. When oocytes were matured in SOFaa without...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Birth, Development, and Health
• Share to Ovarian function and disorders
• Share to Reproductive Biology and Fertility