Effects of insulin-like growth factor-I, epidermal growth factor and cysteamine on the in vitro maturation and development of oocytes collected from 6- to 8-week-old Merino lambs

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 570-578

  Kelly, Jennifer M ^a,b   Kleemann, David O ^a   Maxwell, W M Chis ^b   Walker, Simon K ^a  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; MERCAPTAMINE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION; LAMB; METAPHASE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CYSTEAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FEMALE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; TIME FACTORS;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 44649189176     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD07220     Document Type: Article

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