The presence of cumulus cells on nuclear maturation of sheep oocytes during in vitro maturation

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 291-295

  Shirazi, A ^a   Shams Esfandabadi, N ^a   Hosseini, S M ^a   Karimi, I ^a  

^a SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cumulus; Gap junction; Nuclear maturation; Oocyte; Sheep

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33846933333     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2005.11.012     Document Type: Article

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