Microtubule and microfilament dynamics in porcine oocytes during meiotic maturation

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 248-255

  Kim, Nam Hyung ^a   Funahashi, Hiroaki ^a   Prather, Randall S ^a   Schatten, Gerald ^b   Day, Billy N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Meiotic maturation; Microfilaments; Microtubules; Ova; Porcine

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHROMATIN; GERMINAL VESICLE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MICROFILAMENT; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

EID: 0030067839     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2795(199602)43:2<248::aid-mrd14>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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