Oocyte maturation: Emerging concepts and technologies to improve developmental potential in vitro

Theriogenology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 6-15

  Gilchrist, Robert B ^a   Thompson, Jeremy G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bone morphogenetic protein 15; Gap junctions; Growth differentiation factor 9; Meiotic inhibition; Oocyte developmental competence; Oocyte maturation; Oocyte secreted factors

Indexed keywords

ENZYME INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYMOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MEIOSIS; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS; MEIOSIS; OOCYTES;

EID: 33845298311     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.09.027     Document Type: Article

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