Morphologic comparison of ovulated and in vitro-matured porcine oocytes, with particular reference to polyspermy after in vitro fertilization

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 308-316

  Wang, Wei Hua ^a   Abeydeera, Lalantha R ^a   Prather, Randall S ^a   Day, Billy N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortical reaction; Extracellular matrix; Oviductal secretions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MORPHOLOGY; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVIDUCT; OVULATION; POLYSPERMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031937393     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2795(199803)49:3<308::AID-MRD11>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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