Developmental competence of bovine oocytes is not related to apoptosis incidence in oocytes, cumulus cells and blastocysts

Theriogenology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 537-549

  Anguita, B ^a   Vandaele, L ^b   Mateusen, B ^b   Maes, D ^b   Van Soom, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Blastocyst; Bovine; Cumulus; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

ANNEXIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE; CUMULUS CELL; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; NICK END LABELING; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANNEXINS; APOPTOSIS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CELLS, CULTURED; CUMULUS CELLS; FEMALE; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE; OOCYTES; TIME FACTORS;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33845864147     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.09.004     Document Type: Article

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