Immunocytogenetic detection of normal and abnormal oocytes in human fetal ovarian tissue in culture

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 172-182

  Hartshorne, G M ^d   Barlow, A L ^a   Child, T J ^b,c   Barlow, D H ^b   Hulten M A ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Horton Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Culture; Fetus; Meiosis; Oocyte; Ovary

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; FOLLITROPIN; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOGENETICS; FEMALE; FETAL CALF SERUM; FETUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INDUCED ABORTION; KARYOTYPE; MEIOSIS; OOCYTE; OVARY; PACHYTENE; PROPHASE; STEM CELL; SYNAPTONEMAL COMPLEX; TISSUE CULTURE;

EID: 0032962153     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.1.172     Document Type: Article

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