The roles of vitamin A for cytoplasmic maturation of bovine oocytes

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-35

  Ikeda, Shuntaro ^a   Kitagawa, Masayuki ^a   Imai, Hiroshi ^a   Yamada, Masayasu ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cattle; Cytoplasmic maturation; Oocyte; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

ANTIOXIDANT; BETA CAROTENE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOL;

ANIMAL; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CATTLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; CYTOPLASM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GRANULOSA CELL; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BETA CAROTENE; CATTLE; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CYTOPLASM; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GRANULOSA CELLS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; OVUM; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES; TRETINOIN; VITAMIN A;

EID: 20544464509     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.51.23     Document Type: Review

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