Developmental changes in calcium dynamics, Protein Kinase C distribution and Endoplasmic Reticulum organization in human preimplantation embryos

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 967-977

  Sousa, Mario ^a   Barros, Alberto ^b   Tesarik, Jan ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b University of Porto   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^d LABORATOIRE D EYLAU   (France)

Author keywords

Calcium dynamics; Endoplasmic reticulum; Human preimplantation embryos; Protein kinase C; Ryanodine

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; PROTEIN KINASE C; RYANODINE;

ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; ION TRANSPORT; MALE; METABOLISM; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ULTRASTRUCTURE; ZYGOTE;

CALCIUM; CLEAVAGE STAGE, OVUM; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; ION TRANSPORT; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PROTEIN KINASE C; RYANODINE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ZYGOTE;

EID: 0030325275     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/2.12.967     Document Type: Article

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