Corticosterone induced apoptosis of mouse oviduct epithelial cells independent of the TNF-α system

• Main Authors: Ying-Qi ZHAO (Author), Ren-Ren CHEN (Author), Qiao-Qiao KONG (Author), Jin-Song AN (Author), Xin-Yue ZHAO (Author), Shuai GONG (Author), Hong-Jie YUAN (Author), Jing-He TAN (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Society for Reproduction and Development, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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It has been reported in recent studies that restraint stress on pregnant mice during the preimplantation stage elevated corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) and glucocorticoid levels in the serum and oviducts; furthermore, CRH and corticosterone (CORT) impacted preimplantation embryos indirectly b...