Gonadotropins, serum, and amino acids alter nuclear maturation, cumulus expansion, and oocyte morphology in hamster cumulus-oocyte complexes in vitro

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1281-1289

  Kito, Seiji ^a,b   Bavister, Barry D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; GLUCOSE; GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; FEMALE; HAMSTER; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; CRICETINAE; POTATO VIRUS A;

EID: 0030892180     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod56.5.1281     Document Type: Article

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