Substrate utilization and maturation of cumulus cell-enclosed mouse oocytes: Evidence that pyruvate oxidation does not mediate meiotic induction

Journal of Reproduction and Fertility

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-10

  Downs, S M ^a   Houghton, F D ^b   Humpherson, P G ^b   Leese, H J ^b  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GLUCOSE; HYPOXANTHINE; PYRUVIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; GERMINAL VESICLE; GLUCOSE INTAKE; MEIOSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE MATURATION; OXIDATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030859047     PISSN: 00224251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/jrf.0.1100001     Document Type: Article

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