Size of the donor follicle, but not stage of reproductive cycle or seasonality, influences meiotic competency of selected domestic dog oocytes

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 113-119

  Songsasen, Nucharin ^a   Wildt, David E ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dog; Follicle; In vitro maturation; Meiotic competence; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EMBRYO TRANSFER; LUTEINIZATION; MEIOSIS; METAPHASE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ANIMALS; DOGS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MEIOSIS; OOCYTES; ORGAN SIZE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS;

EID: 22644435777     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20330     Document Type: Article

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