Protein synthesis is not required for male pronuclear formation in bovine zygotes

Zygote

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 41-48

  Chian, R C ^a   Sirard, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cycloheximide; Fertilisation; Ionophore A23187; Oocyte activation; Protein synthesis

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

CYCLOHEXIMIDE; EGG PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATTLE; CELL NUCLEUS; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; PARTHENOGENESIS; PREGNANCY; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; EGG PROTEINS; FEMALE; MALE; OOCYTES; PARTHENOGENESIS; PREGNANCY; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; ZYGOTE;

EID: 0030079536     PISSN: 09671994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0967199400002872     Document Type: Article

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