Chronological and ultrastructural changes in camel (Camelus dromedarius) oocytes during in vitro maturation

Theriogenology

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2458-2470

  Kafi, M ^a   Mesbah, F ^b   Nili, H ^a   Khalili, A ^c  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c Yazd IVF Centre   (Iran)

Author keywords

Camelus dromedarius; In vitro maturation; Oocyte; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAMEL; CELL CULTURE; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; TIME; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CAMELS; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; TIME FACTORS;

CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS;

EID: 19544394269     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2004.09.059     Document Type: Article

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