Hardening of zona pellucida of mouse oocytes and embryos in vivo and in vitro

International Journal of Fertility and Women's Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 219-222

  DeMeestere, Isabelle ^a,b   Barlow, Patricia ^a   Leroy, Fernand ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b SAINT PIERRE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chymotrypsin; Embryo; In vitro culture; Mouse oocyte; Zona pellucida

Indexed keywords

CHYMOTRYPSIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROTECTION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; MORULA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; EMBRYO; FERTILIZATION; MICE; OOCYTES; TIME FACTORS; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0031425282     PISSN: 1534892X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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