Nuclear and cytoplasmic determinants involved in the regulation of mammalian oocyte maturation

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 41-49

  Fulka Jr , J ^a,b   First, N L ^c   Moor, R M ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

^b BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytoplasm; Nucleus; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; DNA SYNTHESIS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; METAPHASE; OOCYTE; OOCYTE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOPLASM; DNA DAMAGE; METAPHASE; MICE; OOCYTES;

EID: 0031887738     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/4.1.41     Document Type: Article

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