Differential Surface Ultrastructural Characteristics and Volumetric Dynamics of Bovine Oocytes During Maturation in Vivo Versus in Vitro

Journal of Mammalian Ova Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-62

  Suzuki, Hiroyuki ^a   Presicce, Giorgio A ^a   Yang, Xiangzhong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Oocyte diameter; Oocyte maturation; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001786880     PISSN: 13417738     EISSN: 13475878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1274/jmor.15.49     Document Type: Article

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