Nuclear maturation inhibitors in Bufo arenarum oocytes

Biocell

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-34

  De Romero, I R ^a   De Atenor, M B ^a   Legname, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Amphibian; dbcAMP; Estradiol; FSH; Nuclear maturation

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE PHOSPHATE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; PROGESTERONE; XANTHINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; FEMALE; GERMINAL VESICLE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TOAD;

ANIMALS; BUFO ARENARUM; CELL NUCLEUS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; MEIOSIS; OOCYTES; PROGESTERONE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; BUFO ARENARUM;

EID: 0031746005     PISSN: 03279545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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