Polyspermic penetration in porcine IVM-IVF systems

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 167-177

  Funahashi, Hiroaki ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Capacitation; In vitro fertilization; Oocytes; Pigs; Spermatozoa; Zona reaction

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; CELL RECEPTOR;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BLASTOCYST; CELL ADHESION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVULATION; POLYSPERMY; REVIEW; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SWINE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SUS SCROFA;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0042327956     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD02076     Document Type: Review

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