Ultrastructural evaluation of recurrent and in-vitro maturation resistant metaphase I arrested oocytes

Human Reproduction

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 2394-2398

  Windt, M L ^a,c   Coetzee, K ^a   Kruger, T F ^a   Marino, H ^a   Kitshoff, M S ^a   Sousa, M ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

ICSI; Maturation arrest; Metaphase I oocytes; Oocyte spindle; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE MESILATE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; NAFARELIN ACETATE; TRIPTORELIN;

ACROSOME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAMETE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MALE; MEIOSIS; METAPHASE; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS SPINDLE; OOCYTE MATURATION; PREGNANCY; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; SPERMIOGRAM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0035157188     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/16.11.2394     Document Type: Article

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