Kinetics of meiotic progression, M-phase promoting factor (MPF) and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAP kinase) activities during in vitro maturation of porcine and bovine oocytes: Species specific differences in the length of the meiotic stages

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 66, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 175-184

  Wehrend, A ^a   Meinecke, B ^b  

^a Clinic for Obstetrics   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

M phase promoting factor; Meiotic stages; Mitogen activated protein kinase; Oocyte maturation

Indexed keywords

MATURATION PROMOTING FACTOR; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL NUCLEUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; KINETICS; MEIOSIS; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; KINETICS; MATURATION-PROMOTING FACTOR; MEIOSIS; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BOVINAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 0035978901     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(01)00094-X     Document Type: Article

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