Factors Affecting Oocyte Quality: Who is Driving the Follicle?

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL.2, 2008, Pages 393-400

  Mermillod, P ^a   Dalbies Tran R ^a   Uzbekova, S ^a   Thelie A ^a   Traverso, J M ^a   Perreau, C ^a   Papillier, P ^a   Monget, P ^a  

^a UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR ATRESIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE;

EID: 58149190117     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2008.01190.x     Document Type: Article

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