Ultrastructure of human oocytes of different maturity stages and the alteration during in vitro maturation

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 396.e1-396.e6

  Yang, Yong jie ^a,b   Zhang, Yan jun ^a   Li, Yuan ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shandong Sport University   (China)

Author keywords

human; in vitro maturation; oocyte; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DESOGESTREL PLUS ETHINYLESTRADIOL; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; TRIPTORELIN;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; CASE REPORT; CELL CULTURE; CELL DEGENERATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CUMULUS CELL; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 67649111144     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.02.010     Document Type: Article

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