Effects of epidermal growth factor and follicle-stimulating hormone during in vitro maturation on cytoplasmic maturation of porcine oocytes

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 401-407

  Singh, Balwant ^a   Meng, Li ^b   Rutledge, Jean M ^b   Armstrong, David T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

electrophoresis; in vitro fertilization; polypeptides; polyspermy; pronuclei formation

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FOLLITROPIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; POLYSPERMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRONUCLEUS; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031020498     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2795(199703)46:3<401::aid-mrd20>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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