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1. Full Text NMNAT2‐mediated NAD+ generation is essential for quality control of aged oocytes
by Wu, Xinghan and Hu, Feifei and Zeng, Juan and Han, Longsen and Qiu, Danhong and Wang, Haichao and Ge, Juan and Ying, Xiaoyan and Wang, Qiang
Aging Cell, ISSN 1474-9718, 06/2019, Volume 18, Issue 3, pp. e12955 - n/a
Advanced maternal age has been reported to impair oocyte quality; however, the underlying mechanisms remain to be explored. In the present study, we identified... 
metabolism | meiosis | oocyte quality | maternal age | oxidative stress | PROPHASE I ARREST | MOUSE OOCYTES | MATURATION | SIRT1 | PROGRESSION | CELL BIOLOGY | GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY | Quality control | NAD | Oxidative stress | Reactive oxygen species | Phenotypes | Nicotinic acid | Homeostasis | Meiosis | Supplementation | SIRT1 protein | Oocytes | Original Papers | Original Paper
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2. Full Text Anti-Müllerian hormone: a marker for oocyte quantity, oocyte quality and embryo quality?
by Fong, S Lie and Baart, EB and Martini, E and Schipper, I and Visser, JA and Themmen, APN and de Jong, FH and Fauser, BJCM and Laven, JSE
Reproductive BioMedicine Online, ISSN 1472-6483, 2008, Volume 16, Issue 5, pp. 664 - 670
Abstract Serum anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) concentrations decline with increasing age and constitute a sensitive marker for ovarian ageing. In addition, basal... 
Obstetrics and Gynecology | IVF | embryo quality | anti-Müllerian hormone | oocyte quality | Anti-Müllerian hormone | Embryo quality | Oocyte quality | RECRUITMENT | REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY CYCLES | ABNORMALITIES | INHIBITING SUBSTANCE LEVELS | OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY | REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY | OVARIAN RESERVE | ANTIMULLERIAN-HORMONE | anti-Mullerian hormone | FOLLICLE-STIMULATING-HORMONE | IN-VITRO FERTILIZATION | MOUSE OVARY | MORPHOLOGY | Body Mass Index | Chorionic Gonadotropin - administration & dosage | Embryo, Mammalian | Semen | Humans | Adult | Female | Male | Anti-Mullerian Hormone - metabolism | Oocytes
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3. Full Text Egg and sperm quality in fish
by Bobe, Julien and Labbé, Catherine
General and Comparative Endocrinology, ISSN 0016-6480, 2009, Volume 165, Issue 3, pp. 535 - 548
Abstract Fish egg quality can be defined as the ability of the egg to be fertilized and subsequently develop into a normal embryo. Similarly, sperm quality can... 
Endocrinology & Metabolism | Teleost | Gamete | Environment | Developmental competence | Oocyte | Aquaculture | BASS DICENTRARCHUS-LABRAX | SHORT-TERM STORAGE | TURBOT SCOPHTHALMUS-MAXIMUS | MOVEMENT-INITIATING PHOSPHOPROTEIN | HORMONE-INDUCED OVULATION | DYNEIN LIGHT-CHAIN | CATFISH CLARIAS-GARIEPINUS | ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM | DIETARY VITAMIN-C | IN-VITRO STORAGE | TROUT ONCORHYNCHUS-MYKISS | Ovulation Induction | Semen Analysis | Male | Photoperiod | Spermatozoa - metabolism | Cell Membrane - physiology | Aquaculture - methods | Salinity | Animals | Fertilization - physiology | Sperm Motility - physiology | Ovum - physiology | Female | Spermatozoa - physiology | Cell Membrane - metabolism | Fishes - physiology | Spermatozoa | Life Sciences | Human health and pathology | Endocrinology and metabolism
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4. Full Text Melatonin supplementation during prolonged in vitro maturation improves the quality and development of poor‐quality porcine oocytes via anti‐oxidative and anti‐apoptotic effects
by Lin, Tao and Lee, Jae Eun and Kang, Jeong Won and Oqani, Reza K and Cho, Eun Seok and Kim, Seong Bok and Il Jin, Dong
Molecular Reproduction and Development, ISSN 1040-452X, 08/2018, Volume 85, Issue 8-9, pp. 665 - 681
Poor‐quality oocytes (those with 1–2 layers of cumulus cells) typically possess low meiotic competence and development. Prolonging the duration of in vitro... 
reactive oxygen species (ROS) | Oct4 expression | DNA damage | blastocyst formation | pig | CELLS | OXIDATIVE STRESS | CUMULUS | BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | CULTURE-MEDIUM | DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY | COMPETENCE | BOVINE OOCYTES | CELL BIOLOGY | REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY | IMPLANTATION | PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYOS | EXPRESSION | PROMOTES | Embryonic development | Melatonin | Swine | Quality management | Apoptosis | Cell culture | Reactive oxygen species | Media (culture) | Oct-4 protein | Meiosis | Embryos | Oocytes | Embryonic growth stage | Embryogenesis | Quality | Supplementation | Deoxyribonucleic acid--DNA
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5. Full Text Oocyte-secreted factors: regulators of cumulus cell function and oocyte quality
by Gilchrist, Robert B and Lane, Michelle and Thompson, Jeremy G
Human Reproduction Update, ISSN 1355-4786, 2008, Volume 14, Issue 2, pp. 159 - 177
Oocyte quality is a key limiting factor in female fertility, yet we have a poor understanding of what constitutes oocyte quality or the mechanisms governing... 
Oocyte-cumulus cell communication | Oocyte-secreted factors | Bone morphogenetic protein 15 | Growth-differentiation factor 9 | Oocyte quality | INCREASED OVULATION RATE | oocyte quality | growth-differentiation factor 9 | oocyte-secreted factors | OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY | EXPANSION-ENABLING FACTOR | REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY | MESSENGER-RIBONUCLEIC-ACID | IN-VITRO MATURATION | oocyte-cumulus cell communication | GROWTH-DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR-9 | FOLLICLE-STIMULATING-HORMONE | MOUSE OVARIAN-FOLLICLES | MURAL GRANULOSA-CELLS | FACTOR-BETA SUPERFAMILY | bone morphogenetic protein 15 | BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN-15 | Oocytes - growth & development | Paracrine Communication | Oocytes - metabolism | Humans | Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins - metabolism | Oocytes - cytology | Bone Morphogenetic Protein 15 | Animals | Fertilization in Vitro | Growth Differentiation Factor 9 | Female | Mice | Cumulus Cells - physiology
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6. Full Text Contribution of the oocyte to embryo quality
by Sirard, Marc-André and Richard, François and Blondin, Patrick and Robert, Claude
Theriogenology, ISSN 0093-691X, 2006, Volume 65, Issue 1, pp. 126 - 136
The ability of a bovine embryo to develop to the blastocyst stage, to implant and to generate a healthy offspring is not a simple process. To clarify the... 
Follicle | RNA | Differentiation | Oocyte competence | ACTIVATION | differentiation | FERTILIZATION | follicle | MATURATION IN-VITRO | CATTLE | TRANSCRIPTION | DEVELOPMENTAL COMPETENCE | BOVINE OOCYTES | REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY | VETERINARY SCIENCES | oocyte competence | MORPHOLOGY | PROGRESSION | FOLLICULAR CELLS | Embryo Culture Techniques - veterinary | Male | Meiosis | Cattle - embryology | Pregnancy | Embryo, Mammalian - physiology | Animals | Oocytes - physiology | Cell Division | Ovarian Follicle - physiology | Female | Embryo Culture Techniques - methods | Cattle - physiology | Embryonic development | Embryo
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7. Full Text Reactive oxygen species level in follicular fluid—embryo quality marker in IVF?
by Das, S and Chattopadhyay, R and Ghosh, S and Ghosh, S and Goswami, S.K and Chakravarty, B.N and Chaudhury, K
Human Reproduction, ISSN 0268-1161, 9/2006, Volume 21, Issue 9, pp. 2403 - 2407
The impact of oxidative stress in female reproduction is not clear. Contradictory reports on the effect of various oxidative stress markers on follicular... 
IVF | Lipid peroxidation | Embryo | Reactive oxygen species | Follicular fluid | OXIDATIVE STRESS | REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY | ANTIOXIDANTS | reactive oxygen species | INFERTILITY | SPERMATOZOA | embryo | IN-VITRO FERTILIZATION | lipid peroxidation | follicular fluid | OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY | Reactive Oxygen Species | Oxidative Stress | Oocytes - metabolism | Humans | Follicular Fluid - metabolism | Embryo Culture Techniques | Embryonic Structures - metabolism | Pregnancy | Fertilization in Vitro - instrumentation | Time Factors | Fertilization in Vitro - methods | Female | Lipid Peroxidation | Ovarian Follicle - metabolism
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8. Full Text Cumulus and granulosa cell markers of oocyte and embryo quality
by Uyar, Asli, Ph.D and Torrealday, Saioa, M.D and Seli, Emre, M.D
Fertility and Sterility, ISSN 0015-0282, 2013, Volume 99, Issue 4, pp. 979 - 997
Lack of an objective, accurate, and noninvasive embryo assessment strategy remains one of the major challenges encountered in in vitro fertilization. Cumulus... 
Internal Medicine | Obstetrics and Gynecology | REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY | PROBE LEVEL DATA | RNA-SEQ | OVARIAN-FOLLICLES | POLY(A)-BINDING PROTEIN EPAB | MOUSE OOCYTES | GENE-EXPRESSION | GROWTH-DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR-9 | ENZYMATIC AMPLIFICATION | PREGNANCY PREDICTORS | MICROARRAY EXPERIMENTS | OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY | Biomarkers - metabolism | Granulosa Cells - physiology | Humans | Embryonic Development - physiology | Gene Expression Profiling | Genetic Markers | Pregnancy | Oocytes - cytology | Oocytes - physiology | Cumulus Cells - cytology | Fertilization in Vitro - trends | Fertilization in Vitro - methods | Female | Cumulus Cells - physiology | Granulosa Cells - cytology
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9. Full Text 2-Methoxystypandrone improves in vitro-produced bovine embryo quality through inhibition of IKBKB
by Mesalam, Ayman and Khan, Imran and Lee, Kyeong-Lim and Song, Seok-Hwan and Chowdhury, M.M.R and Uddin, Zia and Park, Ki Hun and Kong, Il-Keun
Theriogenology, ISSN 0093-691X, 09/2017, Volume 99, pp. 10 - 20
2-Methoxystypandrone (2-MS), a naphthoquinone from has been reported to exhibit antioxidant activities. However, its pharmacological properties have not been... 
Oxidative stress | Bovine embryo | 2-MS | Oocyte | CELLS | ANTIOXIDANTS | MACROPHAGES | STRESS-INDUCED APOPTOSIS | MATURATION | REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY | MOUSE OOCYTES | GENE-EXPRESSION | JAK2/STAT3 | VETERINARY SCIENCES | NF-KAPPA-B | Embryo Culture Techniques - veterinary | Embryo, Mammalian - drug effects | Animals | I-kappa B Kinase - metabolism | RNA, Messenger - genetics | Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental - drug effects | Female | Naphthoquinones - pharmacology | I-kappa B Kinase - genetics | RNA, Messenger - metabolism | Cattle - embryology | Antioxidants | Embryonic development | Embryo
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10. Full Text Oocyte maturation and quality: Role of cyclic nucleotides
by Gilchrist, R.B and Luciano, A.M and Richani, D and Zeng, H.T and Wang, X and De Vos, M and Sugimura, S and Smitz, J and Richard, F.J and Thompson, J.G
Reproduction, ISSN 1470-1626, 2016, Volume 152, Issue 5, pp. R143 - R157
The cyclic nucleotides, cAMP and cGMP, are the key molecules controlling mammalian oocyte meiosis. Their roles in oocyte biology have been at the forefront of... 
POLYCYSTIC-OVARY-SYNDROME | REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY | IN-VITRO MATURATION | NPR2 GUANYLYL CYCLASE | EPIDERMAL-GROWTH-FACTOR | FOLLICLE-STIMULATING-HORMONE | JUNCTION-MEDIATED COMMUNICATIONS | DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY | PHOSPHODIESTERASE ISOENZYME INHIBITORS | EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENTAL COMPETENCE | MATURED MOUSE OOCYTES | CUMULUS-ENCLOSED OOCYTES | Nucleotides, Cyclic - pharmacology | Oocytes - cytology | Animals | Oogenesis - physiology | Humans | Oocytes - drug effects | Female | Oogenesis - drug effects | In Vitro Oocyte Maturation Techniques
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11. Full Text Impact of stress on oocyte quality and reproductive outcome
by Prasad, Shilpa and Tiwari, Meenakshi and Pandey, Ashutosh N and Shrivastav, Tulsidas G and Chaube, Shail K
Journal of Biomedical Science, ISSN 1021-7770, 2016, Volume 23, Issue 1, p. 36
Stress is an important factor that affects physical and mental status of a healthy person disturbing homeostasis of the body. Changes in the lifestyle are one... 
Oxidative stress | Stress | Female reproductive outcome | ROS | Oocyte quality | MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL | APOPTOTIC CELL-DEATH | FEMALE REPRODUCTION | MAMMALIAN OOCYTES | CULTURED IN-VITRO | MELATONIN PROTECTS | CELL BIOLOGY | REACTIVE OXYGEN | INDUCED OXIDATIVE STRESS | NITRIC-OXIDE | HYDROGEN-PEROXIDE | LIFE EVENTS | Reactive Oxygen Species - metabolism | Oxidative Stress | Oocytes - metabolism | Humans | Hydrocortisone - metabolism | Oocytes - pathology | Granulosa Cells - metabolism | Stress, Psychological - pathology | Reproduction | Animals | Stress, Psychological - metabolism | Female | Granulosa Cells - pathology | Antioxidants | Mitochondrial DNA | Corticosteroids | Estradiol | Ovarian cancer | In vitro fertilization | Hormones
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