Activation and penetration in vitro of pig oocytes treated with calcium ionophore

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-85

  Asano, Atsushi ^a   Niwa, Koji ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calcium ionophore A23187; In vitro fertilization (IVF); Monospermy; Pig; Polyspermy

Indexed keywords

CALCIMYCIN; CALCIUM; IONOPHORE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLASTOCYST; CELL ACTIVATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION; SWINE; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; FERTILITY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOLUBILITY; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

ANIMALS; CALCIMYCIN; CALCIUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; IONOPHORES; MALE; OOCYTES; SOLUBILITY; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 4644234450     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.50.77     Document Type: Article

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