Yamanaka M

No ORCID on file · 6 papers in corpus
other 2023
International journal of molecular sciences ·doi:10.3390/ijms241612891

Endometriomas (chocolate cysts) are cystic lesions that can develop on ovaries, and are characterized by the presence of ectopic endometrial tissue or similar tissue. Such lesions can cause a decline in the number and quality of oocytes, an…

rct 2021
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1007/s10815-020-01973-6

PURPOSE: Laevo (l)-carnitine plays important roles in reducing the cytotoxic effects of free fatty acids by forming acyl-carnitine and promoting beta-oxidation, leading to alleviation of cell damage. Recently, the mitochondrial functions in…

other 2020
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1007/s10815-020-01869-5

PURPOSE: The fertility of women decreases with age because of factors such as an increased incidence of aneuploidies and-possibly-decreased mitochondrial activity in oocytes. However, the relationship between maternal aging and mitochondria…

case-report 2018
Internal medicine journal ·doi:10.1111/imj.14125
other 2017
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1007/s10815-017-0886-6

PURPOSE: The oxygen consumption rates (OCRs) in mice and cattle have been reported to change during preimplantation embryogenesis. On the other hand, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number has been shown to be unchanged in mice and changed i…

other 2016
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1007/s10815-016-0716-2

PURPOSE: The change of mitochondrial distribution in human oocytes during meiotic maturation was assessed using 223 human oocytes donated from patients undergoing fertility treatment between June 2013 and February 2016. METHODS: Live cell …