Asynchronous meiotic progression in porcine oocytes matured in vitro: A cause of polyspermic fertilization?

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 187-191

  Grupen, Christopher G ^a   Nagashima, Hiroshi ^a   Nottle, Mark B ^a  

^a BresaGen Limited   (Australia)

Author keywords

In vitro maturation; IVM; Pig embryos; Polyspermy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYTE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GERMINAL VESICLE; MEIOSIS; METAPHASE; MORULA; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; POLYSPERMY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CELLS, CULTURED; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; MEIOSIS; OOCYTES; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0030754603     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/R96087     Document Type: Article

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