Psychological stress on female mice diminishes the developmental potential of oocytes: a study using the predatory stress model.

Although the predatory stress experimental protocol is considered more psychological than the restraint protocol, it has rarely been used to study the effect of psychological stress on reproduction. Few studies exist on the direct effect of psychological stress to a female on developmental competenc...

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Main Authors: Yu-Xiang Liu, Ya-Nan Cheng, Yi-Long Miao, De-Li Wei, Li-Hua Zhao, Ming-Jiu Luo, Jing-He Tan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3485266?pdf=render