Cytoskeletal changes in oocytes and early embryos during in vitro fertilization process in Mice

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-58

  Gumus, E ^a   Bulut, H E ^a   Kaloglu, C ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; CYTOLOGY; CYTOSKELETON; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; MOUSE; NUCLEOLUS; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; MAMMALIAN EMBRYO;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEOLUS; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; CYTOSKELETON; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; MICE; OOCYTES;

MUS;

CHROMATIN;

EID: 74549130709     PISSN: 03402096     EISSN: 14390264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2009.00982.x     Document Type: Article

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