Involvement of connexin 43 in meiotic maturation of bovine oocytes

Reproduction

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 619-628

  Vozzi, C ^a   Formenton, A ^a   Chanson, A ^a   Senn, A ^a   Sahli, R ^a   Shaw, P ^a   Nicod, P ^a   Germond, M ^a   Haefliger, J A ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKANOL; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; COMPLEMENTARY RNA; CONNEXIN 43; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HEPTANOL; LUCIFER YELLOW; OCTANOL;

ADENOVIRUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CULTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOTOXICITY; GAP JUNCTION; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IN VITRO STUDY; MEIOSIS; METAPHASE; MOLECULE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAINING; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS RECOMBINANT;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0034778998     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/rep.0.1220619     Document Type: Article

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