Ultrastructural evaluation of in vitro-matured canine oocytes

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 626-639

  Viaris De Lesegno, Christine ^a   Reynaud, Karine ^a   Pechoux, Christine ^c   Chebrout, Martine ^a   Chastant Maillard, Sylvie ^a,b  

^a INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

^b ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D ALFORT   (France)

^c INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

Author keywords

Cytoplasmic maturation; Nuclear maturation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL POPULATION; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DOG; GERMINAL VESICLE; MEIOSIS; METAPHASE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEOLUS; CELL SIZE; CELLS, CULTURED; CUMULUS CELLS; DOGS; FEMALE; MEIOSIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS;

CANIDAE;

EID: 44649115169     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD08021     Document Type: Article

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