Effect of Ca2+/Mg2+-free culture condition on spontaneous first cleavage of rat oocytes

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 243-248

  Takeuchi, Ayumu ^a   Kato, Megumi ^a,b   Kazumi, I T O ^b,c   Kimura, Ken ^a   Hanada, Akira ^a   Hirabayashi, Masumi ^b,d   Hochi, Shinichi ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b YS New Technology Institute Inc   (Japan)

^c DAIICHI SANKYO CO   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activation; Ageing; Bivalent cation; Rat oocytes; Strontium

Indexed keywords

EID: 1142295811     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.48.243     Document Type: Article

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