Pronucleus formation, DNA synthesis and metaphase entry in porcine oocytes following intracytoplasmic injection of murine spermatozoa

Zygote

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 261-270

  Kim, Bong Ki ^a,c   Cheon, Sun Hong ^a,b   Lee, Youn Jeong ^a   Choi, Sun Ho ^a,c   Cui, Xiang Shun ^a   Kim, Nam Hyung ^a,b  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^c National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

DNA synthesis; Porcine oocyte; Pronucleus; Sperm injection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL DIVISION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; EMBRYO; FERTILIZATION; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; METAPHASE; MICROTUBULE; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRONUCLEUS; SPERMATOZOON; SWINE; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; MALE; METAPHASE; MICE; OOCYTES; S PHASE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 2542457386     PISSN: 09671994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0967199403002314     Document Type: Article

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