Damaged chromatin does not prevent the exit from metaphase I in fused mouse oocytes

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2473-2476

  Fulka Jr , J ^a,b   Kalab, P ^c   First, N L ^d   Moor, R M ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

^b BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Czech Republic)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Checkpoint; Chromosomes; Oocytes

Indexed keywords

ETOPOSIDE;

ANAPHASE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL FUSION; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MEIOSIS; METAPHASE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE;

EID: 0030859739     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.11.2473     Document Type: Article

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