Role of adenosine triphosphate, active mitochondria, and microtubules in the acquisition of developmental competence of parthenogenetically activated pig oocytes

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1218-1223

  Brevini, Tiziana A L ^a   Vassena, Rita ^a   Francisci, Chiara ^a   Gandolfi, Fulvio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Istituto di Anatomia degli Animali Domestici   (Italy)

Author keywords

ATP; Early development; Gamete biology; Meiosis; Microtubule; Mitochondria; Ovum; Parthenogenesis; Pig oocyte

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; BLASTOMERE; CELL ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOPLASM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROTUBULE; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PARTHENOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; MEIOSIS; MICROTUBULES; MITOCHONDRIA; OOCYTES; PARTHENOGENESIS; PREGNANCY; SWINE;

SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 17444398049     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.104.038141     Document Type: Article

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