Development of rat oocytes following intracytoplasmic injection of sperm heads isolated from testicular and epididymal spermatozoa

Theriogenology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 359-369

  Said, S ^a   Han, M S ^a   Niwa, K ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ICSI; Oocyte activation; Piezo injection; Rat; Sperm head

Indexed keywords

CAPUT;

EID: 0037937310     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(03)00028-1     Document Type: Article

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