Male pronuclear formation and early embryonic development of hamster oocytes matured in vitro with gonadotrophins, amino acids and cysteamine

Journal of Reproduction and Fertility

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 35-46

  Kito, S ^a,b   Bavister, B D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MERCAPTAMINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HAMSTER; MALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; POTATO VIRUS A;

EID: 0030858805     PISSN: 00224251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/jrf.0.1100035     Document Type: Article

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