Effect of vitamin A supplementation at different gaseous environments on in vitro development of pre-implantation sheep embryos to the blastocyst stage

Vitamin A (all-trans retinol) is an important antioxidant whose role in embryo development in vitro and in vivo is well established. Oxidative stress is a major cause of defective embryo development. This study evaluated the effects of all-trans retinol supplementation to maturation and embryo cultu...

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Main Authors: N. Rajesh, M.B. Shankar, M. Deecaraman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731110001187