The role of extracellular Ca2+ and formation and duration of pores on the oolemma in the electrical activation of mouse oocytes

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 289-293

  Tan, Jing He ^a   Liu, Zhong Hua ^a   Ren, Wei ^a   Ni, Hua ^a   Sun, Xing Shen ^a   He, Gui Xin ^a  

^a NORTHEAST AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ca2+; Electrical activation; Low temperature; Mouse; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008760651     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.43.289     Document Type: Article

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