Involvement of meiotic resumption in the disruption of gap junctions between cumulus cells attached to pig oocytes

Journal of Reproduction and Fertility

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 167-172

  Isobe, N ^a   Maeda, T ^a   Terada, T ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUCIFER YELLOW;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL JUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; GERMINAL VESICLE; LASER MICROSCOPY; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; FALLOPIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031757756     PISSN: 00224251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/jrf.0.1130167     Document Type: Article

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