Fertility and Sterility
Volume 95, Issue 4 , Pages 1235-1240 , 15 March 2011

Primate model of metaphase I oocyte in vitro maturation and the effects of a novel glutathione donor on maturation, fertilization, and blastocyst development

  • Eliza C. Curnow, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Washington National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
    • Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Eliza C. Curnow, M.Sc., Washington National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, P.O. Box 357330, Seattle, Washington, 98121.
    • ,
  • John P. Ryan, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    • IVF Australia, Greenwich, New South Wales, Australia
    • ,
  • Douglas M. Saunders, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    • IVF Australia, Greenwich, New South Wales, Australia
    • ,
  • Eric S. Hayes, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Washington National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

Received 27 December 2009 ,Revised 13 May 2010 ,Accepted 15 June 2010.

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 E.C.C. has nothing to disclose. J.P.R. has nothing to disclose. D.M.S. has nothing to disclose. E.S.H. has nothing to disclose.

 This work was supported by the National Center for Research Resources, Seattle, Washington (P51 grant no. RR00166).

PII: S0015-0282(10)00982-9

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.06.029

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 95, Issue 4 , Pages 1235-1240 , 15 March 2011

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