Leucine transport in Xenopus laevis oocytes: Functional and morphological analysis of different defolliculation procedures

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1009-1017

  Marciani, Paola ^a   Castagna, Michela ^a   Bonasoro, Francesco ^b   Carnevali, M Daniela Candia ^b   Sacchi, V Franca ^a  

^a Facolta di Farmacia   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Biologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amino acid transport; Collagenase; Cotransport; Defolliculation; Follicular layer; L leucine; L leucine kinetics; Oocyte microvilli; Xenopus laevis oocyte

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; MICROVILLUS; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; TRANSPORT KINETICS; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALIA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0031867009     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1095-6433(98)00018-X     Document Type: Article

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