Parthenogenetic activation of mouse oocytes by strontium

Journal of Mammalian Ova Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 146-152

  Yoshimizu, Tomomi ^a,c   Obata, Yayoi ^a   Kono, Tomohiro ^a   Carroll, John ^b  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calcium transients; Development; Mouse oocyte; Parthenogenetic activation; Strontium

Indexed keywords

EID: 0343975827     PISSN: 13417738     EISSN: 13475878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1274/jmor.15.146     Document Type: Article

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