Morphological and biochemical analysis of immature ovine oocytes vitrified with or without cumulus cells

Theriogenology

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1138-1149

  Bogliolo, L ^a   Ariu, F ^a   Fois, S ^a   Rosati, I ^a   Zedda, M T ^a   Leoni, G ^a   Succu, S ^a   Pau, S ^a   Ledda, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

MAPK; MPF; Oocyte; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; CYTOCHALASIN B; MATURATION PROMOTING FACTOR; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CHROMATIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CUMULUS CELL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; SURVIVAL; TIME;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; CHROMATIN; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; CUMULUS CELLS; CYTOCHALASIN B; FEMALE; MATURATION-PROMOTING FACTOR; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; OOCYTES; SHEEP; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34848905081     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.08.013     Document Type: Article

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