How does polyspermy happen in mammalian oocytes?

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 335-341

  Wang, Wei Hua ^a   Day, Billy N ^b   Wu, Guang Ming ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Mammals; Oocytes; Polyspermy

Indexed keywords

CELLS;

CONDITION; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FERTILISATION; IN-VITRO; MAMMALIAN OOCYTES; OOCYTE; POLYSPERMY; PRE-INCUBATION; VITRO FERTILIZATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

MAMMALS;

PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; PH; POLYSPERMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION; TEMPERATURE; UTERINE TUBE MUCOSA; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0038808622     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.10346     Document Type: Review

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