N-acetyl-L-cysteine Improves the Developmental Competence of Bovine Oocytes and Embryos Cultured In Vitro by Attenuating Oxidative Damage and Apoptosis

• Main Authors: Wu-Sheng Sun (Author), Hoon Jang (Author), Mi-Ryung Park (Author), Keon Bong Oh (Author), Haesun Lee (Author), Seongsoo Hwang (Author), Li-Jie Xu (Author), In-Sul Hwang (Author), Jeong-Woong Lee (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Oxidative stress has been suggested to negatively affect oocyte and embryo quality and developmental competence, resulting in failure to reach full term. In this study, we investigated the effect of N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC), a cell-permeating antioxidant, on developmental competence and the quality...