Changes in centrosomal domains during meiotic maturation in the human oocyte

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 845-851

  Battaglia, D E ^a   Klein, N A ^a   Soules, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Centrosomal domain; Meiosis; Microtubule organizing centres; Oocyte; Taxol

Indexed keywords

PACLITAXEL; TUBULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTROSOME; CHROMATIN; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MEIOSIS; METABOLISM; MICROTUBULE; OOCYTE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADULT; CENTROSOME; CHROMATIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEIOSIS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROTUBULES; OOCYTES; PACLITAXEL; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; TUBULIN;

EID: 0030275590     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/2.11.845     Document Type: Article

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