Mitochondrial DNA content affects the fertilizability of human oocytes

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 425-429

  Reynier, P ^a   May Panloup, P ^a   Chretien M F ^a   Morgan, C J ^a   Jean, M ^b   Savagner, F ^a   Barriere P ^b   Malthiery Y ^a  

^a ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b NANTES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cytoplasmic maturation; Mitochondrial biogenesis; mtDNA; Oocyte; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; CELL COUNT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY; MITOCHONDRION; OOCYTE; OOCYTE MATURATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY;

EID: 0035004163     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/7.5.425     Document Type: Article

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