Imaging the zona pellucida of canine and feline oocytes using scanning electron microscopy

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 2-14

  Lunn, Matthew O ^a   Wright, Shirley J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine; Cumulus cells; Feline; Oocyte; Scanning electron microscopy; Zona pellucida

Indexed keywords

FELIDAE; MAMMALIA; RADIATA;

GOLD;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CUMULUS CELL; DOG; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; CATS; CUMULUS CELLS; DOGS; GOLD; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; OOCYTES; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 63649141001     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: 14358115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927609090084     Document Type: Article

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