This review considers how our understanding of preimplantation embryo metabolism has
progressed since the pioneering work on this topic in the late 1960s and early 1970s …

The mitochondria, present in almost all eukaryotic cells, produce energy but also contribute
to many other essential cellular functions. One of the unique characteristics of the …

Abstract In the Northern Hemisphere, from June to September and in the Southern
Hemisphere from December to March, there are periods of reduced fertility (sub-fertility) in …

The process of development depends on a number of signaling systems that regulates the
progressive sequence of developmental events. Infertility and neurodevelopmental …

Rationale: Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is commonly used as a solvent for water-insoluble
substances, a vehicle for drug therapy, and a cryoprotectant for cultured cells. DMSO …

High lipid content in embryos is associated with low freezing tolerance. This study assessed
the effects of exogenous l-carnitine, an enhancer of lipid metabolism, on the in vitro …

Contents The objective of this study was to find out the effect of l‐carnitine on oocyte
maturation and subsequent embryo development, with l‐carnitine‐mediated alteration if any …

Assessment of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) is important for evaluating the
developmental ability of cumulus-oocyte complexes (COC) and embryos. Although …

In this study, we investigated the effects of the water-accommodated fraction (WAF) of crude
oil on the development and reproduction of the intertidal copepod Tigriopus japonicus …

The production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is a normal process that occurs in the
cellular mitochondrial respiratory chain. However, an increase in ROS levels during in vitro …