Nitric oxide produced by cumulus cells stimulates maturation of mouse oocytes

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 72-75

  Bu, Shumin ^a   Xia, Guoliang ^a   Xie, Huirong ^a   Guo, Yong ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

First polar body; Germinal vesicle breakdown; Mouse; Oocyte maturation; Sodium nitroprusside

Indexed keywords

EID: 32944456809     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/03tb9015     Document Type: Article

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