Effects of follicular atresia and size on the developmental competence of bovine oocytes: A study using the well-in-drop culture system

Theriogenology

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1339-1350

  Feng, W G ^a   Sui, H S ^a   Han, Z B ^a   Chang, Z L ^a   Zhou, P ^b   Liu, D J ^b   Bao, S ^b   Tan, J H ^a  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INNER MONGOLIA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cumulus expansion; Granulosa cell apoptosis; Individual culture; Oocyte competence; Ovarian follicle diameter

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO CULTURE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GRANULOSA CELL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; NICK END LABELING; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR ATRESIA; GRANULOSA CELLS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE;

BOVINAE;

EID: 34247103187     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.01.017     Document Type: Article

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