Ageing-induced changes in the cortical granules of mouse eggs

Zygote

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 95-103

  Díaz, Hugo ^a   Esponda, Pedro ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ageing; Cortical granules; Electron microscopy; In vitro fertilization; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; GAMETE; LYSOSOME; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVULATION;

AGING; ANIMALS; CYTOPLASMIC GRANULES; EGG PROTEINS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED CBA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; OOCYTES; VACUOLES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 4544338135     PISSN: 09671994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0967199404002680     Document Type: Article

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