DNA fragmentation of oocytes in aged mice

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1480-1483

  Fujino, Y ^a   Ozaki, K ^a   Yamamasu, S ^a   Ito, F ^a   Matsuoka, I ^a   Hayashi, E ^a   Nakamura, H ^a   Ogita, S ^a   Sato, E ^a   Inoue, M ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aged oocytes; Apoptosis; DNA fragmentation; Fertilization

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DNA FRAGMENT; DNA NUCLEOTIDYLEXOTRANSFERASE;

AGED; AGING; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE;

EID: 10144256482     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019421     Document Type: Article

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