Activation, pronuclear formation, and development in vitro of pig oocytes following intracytoplasmic injection of freeze-dried spermatozoa

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1430-1436

  Kwon, In Kiu ^a   Park, Ki Eun ^a   Niwa, Koji ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technology; Early development; Fertilization; Gamete biology; ICSI; Lyophilization; Oocyte activation; Pig; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; FEMALE; FREEZE DRYING; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRONUCLEUS; SPERM PRESERVATION; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CALCIMYCIN; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL NUCLEUS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FREEZE DRYING; IONOPHORES; MALE; OOCYTES; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM HEAD; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 6344278501     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.104.031260     Document Type: Article

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