Resveratrol significantly improves the fertilisation capacity of bovine sex-sorted semen by inhibiting apoptosis and lipid peroxidation.
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SUBMITTER: Li CY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5954094 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May
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Resveratrol significantly improves the fertilisation capacity of bovine sex-sorted semen by inhibiting apoptosis and lipid peroxidation.
Li Chong-Yang CY Zhao Ya-Han YH Hao Hai-Sheng HS Wang Hao-Yu HY Huang Jin-Ming JM Yan Chang-Liang CL Du Wei-Hua WH Pang Yun-Wei YW Zhang Pei-Pei PP Liu Yan Y Zhu Hua-Bin HB Zhao Xue-Ming XM
Scientific reports 20180515 1
The aim of this study was to test the effects of five different concentrations (0, 10<sup>-3</sup>, 10<sup>-4</sup>, 10<sup>-5</sup>, and 10<sup>-6</sup> M) of resveratrol (Res) supplementation in bull sperm washing and fertilisation medium on levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), phosphatidylserine (PS) externalisation, mitochondrial membrane potential (Δψm), ATP and malondialdehyde (MDA), acrosomal integrity, blastocyst rate, and blastocyst quality after in vitro fertilisation (IVF). The re ...[more]
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