The 2-cell block occurring during development of outbred mouse embryos is rescued by cytoplasmic factors present in inbred metaphase II oocytes

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 129-134

  Zanoni, Mario ^a   Garagna, Silvia ^a   Redi, Carlo A ^b   Zuccotti, Maurizio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

2 Cell block; Cytoplasm transfer; Nuclear transfer; Preimplantation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; INBRED STRAIN; MALE; METAPHASE CHROMOSOME; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OUTBRED STRAIN; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; METABOLISM; METAPHASE; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE;

MUS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, OUTBRED STRAINS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CYTOPLASM; FEMALE; MALE; METAPHASE; OOCYTES;

EID: 67449161996     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.082617mz     Document Type: Article

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