Enhancement of primate oocyte maturation and fertilization in vitro by inhibin A and activin A

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 646-653

  Alak, B M ^a   Smith, G D ^a   Woodruff, T K ^a   Stouffer, R L ^a   Wolf, D P ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

activin; in vitro fertilization; Inhibin; Macaca mulatta; oocyte maturation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; FOLLISTATIN; INHIBIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GERMINAL VESICLE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; METAPHASE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHESUS MONKEY;

EID: 0029790576     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)58583-5     Document Type: Article

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