Large-scale chromatin remodeling in germinal vesicle bovine oocytes: Interplay with gap junction functionality and developmental competence

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 740-749

  Lodde, Valentina ^a   Modina, Silvia ^a   Galbusera, Cristina ^a   Franciosi, Federica ^a   Luciano, Alberto M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Developmental competence; Gap junctions; Germinal vesicle; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL COUNT; CELL CYCLE PROGRESSION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SIZE; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTION; GERMINAL VESICLE; METAPHASE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL SIZE; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTIONS; MEIOSIS; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY;

BOVINAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 34247572340     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: 10982795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20639     Document Type: Article

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