Dynamic imaging of the metaphase II spindle and maternal chromosomes in bovine oocytes: Implications for enucleation efficiency verification, avoidance of parthenogenesis, and successful embryogenesis

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 150-154

  Dominko, T ^a,b   Chan, A ^a,b   Simerly, C ^a,b   Luetjens, C M ^a   Hewitson, L ^a,b   Martinovich, C ^a   Schatten, G ^a,b,c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOROCHROME; HOE 33342; RHODAMINE; TUBULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CHROMOSOME; IMAGING; METAPHASE; MITOSIS SPINDLE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0033973297     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod62.1.150     Document Type: Article

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