Developmental changes in calcium content of ultrastructurally distinct subcellular compartments of preimplantation human embryos

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 83-90

  Sousa, Mario ^a   Barros, Alberto ^b   Silva, Joaquina ^a   Tesarik, Jan ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b University of Porto   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^d LABORATOIRE D EYLAU   (France)

Author keywords

Calcium localization; Cortical granules; Endoplasmic reticulum; Human preimplantation embryos; Mitochondria

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; CALCIUM; POTASSIUM PYROANTIMONATE;

ARTICLE; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL FRACTIONATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; STAINING; ULTRASTRUCTURE; ZYGOTE;

ANTIMONY; CALCIUM; CELL COMPARTMENTATION; CLEAVAGE STAGE, OVUM; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; OOCYTES; STAINING AND LABELING; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS; ZYGOTE;

EID: 0031064856     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/3.2.83     Document Type: Article

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