Activation of pig oocytes using nitric oxide donors

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 115-122

  Petr, Jaroslav ^a   Rajmon, Radko ^b   Rozinek, Jiří ^b   Sedmíková, Markéta ^b   Ješeta, Michal ^b   Chmelíková, Eva ^b   Švestková, Dana ^b   Jílek, František ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

^b CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Nitric oxide inhibitors; Nitric oxide synthase; Parthenogenesis

Indexed keywords

CALMODULIN; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; N ACETYL S NITROSOPENICILLAMINE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLASTOMERE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EXOCYTOSIS; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STIMULUS; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CALMODULIN; CELLS, CULTURED; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; NITROPRUSSIDE; OOCYTES; PENICILLAMINE; SWINE;

MAMMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 16344371750     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20248     Document Type: Article

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