The effects of cigarette smoke extract on ovulation, oocyte morphology and ovarian gene expression in mice.

Cigarette smoking can harm fertility, but the existing research has targeted primarily on ovarian follicles, embryos or sex hormone. In this study, we tested cigarette smoke extract on ovulation, oocyte morphology and ovarian gene expression associated with inhibition of oxidative stress using C57BL...

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Main Authors: Zixin Mai, Ming Lei, Bolan Yu, Hongzi Du, Jianqiao Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4002431?pdf=render