Partial characterization of the gametes and development of a successful in vitro fertilization procedure in the mastomys (praomys coucha): A new species for reproductive biology research

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 226-233

  Nohara, Makoto ^a   Hirayama, Toshio ^a   Ogura, Atsuo ^b   Hiroi, Masahiko ^a   Araki, Yoshihiko ^a  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPIDIDYMIS TAIL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAMETE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RODENT; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION; SUPEROVULATION;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; BODY FLUIDS; CRICETINAE; EPIDIDYMIS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MURIDAE; OOCYTES; REPRODUCTION; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; SUPEROVULATION;

ANIMALIA; MASTOMYS; MASTOMYS COUCHA; PRAOMYS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0031963255     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod58.1.226     Document Type: Article

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