Fertility and Sterility
Volume 90, Issue 4 , Pages 1026-1035, October 2008

Glutathione S-transferase theta 1 expressed in granulosa cells as a biomarker for oocyte quality in age-related infertility

  • Megumu Ito, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Perinatal Medicine and Maternal Care, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Miho Muraki, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Perinatal Medicine and Maternal Care, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
    • Department of BioScience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Yuji Takahashi, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Perinatal Medicine and Maternal Care, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Yuji Takahashi, Ph.D., Division of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Perinatal Medicine and Maternal Care, National Center for Child Health and Development, 2-10-1 Okura, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 157-8535, Japan (FAX: +81-3-3416-2222).
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  • Misa Imai, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Perinatal Medicine and Maternal Care, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Tohru Tsukui, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Research Center for Genomic Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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  • Naomi Yamakawa, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Research Team for Geriatric Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Koji Nakagawa, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Perinatal Medicine and Maternal Care, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Shirei Ohgi, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Perinatal Medicine and Maternal Care, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Takashi Horikawa, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Perinatal Medicine and Maternal Care, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Wakako Iwasaki, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Perinatal Medicine and Maternal Care, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Ayumi Iida, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Perinatal Medicine and Maternal Care, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Yoshihiro Nishi, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology, Kurume University, Kurume, Japan
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  • Toshihiko Yanase, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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  • Hajime Nawata, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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  • Kenji Miyado, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Perinatal Medicine and Maternal Care, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Tomohiro Kono, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of BioScience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Yoshihiko Hosoi, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Biology-Oriented Science and Technology, Kinki University, Wakayama, Japan
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  • Hidekazu Saito, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Perinatal Medicine and Maternal Care, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan

Received 3 April 2007; received in revised form 6 July 2007; accepted 30 July 2007. published online 05 October 2007.

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 M. Ito, M. Muraki, and Y. Takahashi contributed equally to this work.

 Partly supported by a grant of Research on Child Health and Development (2005–2008) from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and partly by grants (2005–2008: #17791147, #17791148; 2006–2009: #18591818) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

PII: S0015-0282(07)03046-4

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.07.1389

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 90, Issue 4 , Pages 1026-1035, October 2008

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