Are cumulus cells necessary for the spontaneous maturation of germinal vesicle-stage oocytes to metaphase II

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 329-331

  Haberle M ^a   Scheurer, Ph ^a   Lauerer, K ^a   Fischer, M ^a   Hohl, M K ^a  

^a Kantonsspital Baden   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Germinal vesicle oocytes; In vitro maturation; Intracytoplasmic sperm injection; Meiosis inhibitory factor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; METAPHASE; OOCYTE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR FLUID; HUMANS; MALE; METAPHASE; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; ZYGOTE;

EID: 0344689914     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020410217220     Document Type: Article

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