The distribution of α- and γ-tubulin in fresh and aged human and mouse oocytes exposed to cryoprotectant

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 445-456

  George, M A ^a,b   Pickering, S J ^b   Braude, P R ^a   Johnson, M H ^b  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Anatomy ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dimethyl sulphoxide; Human; Mouse; Oocytes; and tubulin

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; TUBULIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL AGING; CELL CULTURE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOUSE; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CELL AGING; CELLS, CULTURED; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; OOCYTES; TUBULIN;

EID: 0030154305     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/2.6.445     Document Type: Article

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