Immature oocyte quality and maturational competence of porcine cumulus-oocyte complexes subpopulations

Biocell

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 167-177

  Alvarez, Gabriel Martin ^a   Dalvit, Gabriel Carlos ^a   Achi, María Verónica ^a   Miguez, Marcelo Sergio ^b   Cetica, Pablo Daniel ^a  

^a Institute of Animal Reproduction Research and Technology)   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cytoplasmic maturation; In vitro maturation; Nuclear maturation; Pig

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; CYTOPLASM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GERMINAL VESICLE; METAPHASE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE MATURATION; SWINE; ANIMAL; CUMULUS CELL; CYTOLOGY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY;

RADIATA; SUIDAE; SUS;

ANIMALS; CUMULUS CELLS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; METAPHASE; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; SWINE;

EID: 75749155889     PISSN: 03279545     EISSN: 16675746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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