Oocytes maintain ROS-free mitochondrial metabolism by suppressing complex I - Nature.com

Oocytes prevent the production of reactive oxygen species by remodelling the mitochondrial electron transport chain through elimination of complex I, a strategy that enables their long-term viability.

Ethics Ethical committee permission to work with primordial oocytes from human ovary samples was obtained from the Comité Étic dInvestigació Clínica CEIC-Parc de Salut MAR (Barcelona) and Comité Éti… [+28019 chars]

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