Developmental competence and oxidative state of mouse zygotes heat-stressed maternally or in vitro

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Mammalian preimplantation embryos are sensitive to maternal and direct heat stress. However, the mechanisms by which heat stress affects early embryonic development in vivo or in vitro are unknown. This study examined whether heat-stress-induced loss of developmental competence in mouse embryos was mediated by physiological changes in the maternal environment or by high temperatures alone. After fertilization,...

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