Meiotic competence in horse oocytes: Interactions among chromatin configuration, follicle size, cumulus morphology, and season

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1402-1408

  Hinrichs, Katrin ^a   Schmidt, Ann L ^a,b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL MATURATION; CELL VIABILITY; CHROMATIN; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HORSE; MEIOSIS; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0034007029     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod62.5.1402     Document Type: Article

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