Developmental capacity, energy metabolism and ultrastructure of mature oocytes from prepubertal and adult sheep

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1029-1037

  O'Brien, J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLUTAMINE; PYRUVIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE MATURATION; PREPUBERTY; SHEEP; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AGING; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CYTOPLASM; CYTOPLASMIC GRANULES; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMINE; MITOCHONDRIA; OOCYTES; ORGANELLES; PYRUVIC ACID; SEXUAL MATURATION; SHEEP;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0029908048     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD9961029     Document Type: Article

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