DNA integrity, growth pattern, spindle formation, chromosomal constitution and imprinting patterns of mouse oocytes from vitrified pre-antral follicles

Human Reproduction

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3025-3042

  Trapphoff, Tom ^a   El Hajj, Nady ^b   Zechner, Ulrich ^c   Haaf, Thomas ^b   Eichenlaub Ritter, Ursula ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

aneuploidy; cryopreseration; DNA damage; imprinting; oocyte maturation

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; RECOMBINANT CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; CRYOPRESERVATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MEIOSIS; METAPHASE; METHYLATION; MITOSIS SPINDLE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; OVULATION; PYROSEQUENCING; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 78649498487     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deq278     Document Type: Article

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