Aroclor 1254 does not affect the IVF of cumulus-free mouse oocytes

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 766-772

  Greenfeld, C R ^a   Xiongqing, W ^a   Dukelow, W R ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROCLOR 1254; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; FERTILITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; AROCLOR 1254; AROCLORS; CARCINOGENS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED DBA; OOCYTES; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0031959703     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900692     Document Type: Article

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