Experimental demonstration that mammalian oocytes are not selective towards X- or Y-bearing sperm

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 245-246

  Zuccotti, Maurizio ^a,c   Sebastiano, Vittorio ^b   Garagna, Silvia ^b   Redi, Carlo Alberto ^b  

^a Sezione di Istologia ed Embriologia   (Italy)

^b Lab di Biologia dello Sviluppo   (Italy)

^c Sezione di Istologia ed Embriologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO; SPERM; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; MICE; OOCYTES; SEX RATIO; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 18044397649     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20252     Document Type: Article

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