Size of Perivitelline Space and Incidence of Polyspermy in Mouse Oocytes Matured In Vivo and In Vitro

Journal of Mammalian Ova Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 44-49

  Ueno, Sayaka ^a   Niimura, Sueo ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Maturation; Mouse oocyte; Perivitelline space; Polyspermy

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350702135     PISSN: 13417738     EISSN: 13475878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1274/jmor.25.44     Document Type: Article

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