Changes in germinal vesicle (GV) chromatin configurations during growth and maturation of porcine oocytes

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 228-234

  Sun, Xing Shen ^b   Liu, Yong ^a   Yue, Kui Zhong ^b   Ma, Suo Feng ^a   Tan, Jing He ^a  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTHEAST AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chromatin configuration; Germinal vesicle; GVBD; Porcine oocyte

Indexed keywords

HOE 33342;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; GERMINAL VESICLE; GERMINAL VESICLE BREAKDOWN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOLUS; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEOLUS; CHROMATIN; FEMALE; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; SWINE;

SUIDAE;

EID: 4444355022     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20123     Document Type: Article

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