Comparative studies on lipid analysis and ultrastructure in porcine and southern minke whale (Balaenoptera Bonaerensis) oocytes

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 525-532

  Fujihira, Takuma ^a   Kinoshita, Mikio ^a   Sasaki, Motoki ^a   Ohnishi, Masao ^a   Ishikawa, Hajime ^b   Ohsumi, Seiji ^b   Fukui, Yutaka ^a  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Institute of Cetacean Research   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lipid; Minke whale; Oocytes; Porcine; Sexual maturity

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; FATTY ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COLOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; LIPID ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE MATURATION; SWINE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE ANALYSIS AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VITRIFICATION; WHALE; ANIMAL; FREEZING; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL MATURATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA; BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA; BALAENOPTERA BONAERENSIS; CETACEA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

ANIMALS; FREEZING; LIPID METABOLISM; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; OOCYTES; SEXUAL MATURATION; SWINE; WHALES;

EID: 16644376667     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.50.525     Document Type: Article

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