The nucleolus in the mouse oocyte is required for the early step of both female and male pronucleus organization

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 495-501

  Ogushi, Sugako ^a   Saitou, Mitinori ^a  

^a RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mouse; Nucleolus; Oocyte; Pronucleus organization

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MEIOSIS; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NUCLEOLUS; OOCYTE; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CELL NUCLEOLUS; CLEAVAGE STAGE, OVUM; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; MALE; MEIOSIS; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; OOCYTES;

EID: 78649341373     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.09-184H     Document Type: Article

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