Table 3. Oxidative parameters evaluated in blood and follicular fluid, including minimum, maximum, mean (± SD) values for reactive oxygen species (ROS), reactive nitrogen species (RNS), reduced glutathione (GSH), disulfide glutathione (GSSG), GSSG/GSH ratio (%), and total glutathione (tGSH).
Oxidative parameters
Blood Follicular fluid
Minimum Maximum Mean±SD Minimum Maximum Mean±SD
ROS(µM) 8.01 68.16 28.4±11.57 11.63 187.20 52.2±40.8
RNS (µM) 23.48 267.17 61.0±39.39 12.09 122.84 47.91±21.23
GSH (µM) 0.14 16.8 3.45±2.98 0.33 11.81 3.75±2.9
GSSG (µM) 0.02 11.78 1.27±2.23 0.04 3.06 1.07±0.69
GSSG/GSH (%) 2.14 73.7 21.23±14.8 3.49 64.29 27.6±15.43
tGSH (µM) 0.44 25.5 4.72±4.94 0.65 14.45 4.82±3.25