Beneficial role of melatonin in protecting mammalian gametes and embryos from oxidative damage

Mammalian gametes and embryos are particularly vulnerable to oxidative stress-induced damage, which is mainly caused by reactive oxygen species (ROS) originating from normal metabolism and/or the external environment. Several researchers have implicated the role of oxidative stress in the activation...

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Main Authors: Yun-wei PANG, Xiao-long JIANG, Shan-jiang ZHAO, Zi-qiang HUANG, Hua-bin ZHU
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-10-01
Series:Journal of Integrative Agriculture
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311918619422