Cytoplasmic lipid droplets and mitochondrial distribution in equine oocytes: Implications on oocyte maturation, fertilization and developmental competence after ICSI

Theriogenology

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1093-1104

  Ambruosi, B ^a   Lacalandra, G M ^a   Iorga, A I ^a   De Santis, T ^a   Mugnier, S ^b   Matarrese, R ^a   Goudet, G ^b   Dell'Aquila, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

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

Author keywords

Cytoplasmic lipid droplets; Equine; Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI); Mitochondrial distribution; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; CYTOPLASM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION; HORSE; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; CYTOPLASM; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION; HORSES; LIPIDS; MITOCHONDRIA; OOCYTES; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 62549164229     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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