Investigations of oocyte in vitro maturation within a mouse model

Zygote

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-18

  Chin, Alexis Heng Boon ^a   Chye, Ng Soon ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Follicular fluid; Granulosa; In vitro maturation; Murine; Oocyte; Serum

Indexed keywords

GONADOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL CULTURE; CELL MATURATION; COMPETENCE; CULTURE MEDIUM; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; EMBRYO CULTURE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FREEZING; GEL; GERMINAL VESICLE; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE ACTION; IN VITRO STUDY; MACACA; MATURATION; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; REPRODUCTION; SWINE; THAWING;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR FLUID; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; MALE; MEIOSIS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED CBA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OOCYTES; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE;

MACACA; MURINAE; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 3042592226     PISSN: 09671994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0967199404002461     Document Type: Article

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