Relationship between DNA fragmentation and nuclear status of in vitro-matured porcine oocytes: Role of cumulus cells

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 773-780

  Wongsrikeao, Pimprapar ^a   Otoi, Takeshige ^a   Murakami, Masako ^a   Karja, Ni Wayan Kurniani ^a   Budiyanto, Agung ^a   Murakami, Masao ^a   Nii, Masaru ^b   Suzuki, Tatsuyuki ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Tokushima Pref Livestock Exp Stn   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Meiotic competence

Indexed keywords

DEOXYURIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE PYROPHOSPHATASE; DNA FRAGMENT;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; DNA DEGRADATION; FEMALE; GERMINAL VESICLE; IN VITRO STUDY; MEIOSIS; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FEMALE; OOCYTES; SWINE;

SUIDAE;

EID: 13844320794     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD03099     Document Type: Article

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