DNA fragmentation in canine immature grade 1 cumulus-oocyte complexes

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Lopes, G ^a   Vandaele, L ^b   Rijsselaere, T ^b   Van Soom, A ^b   Rocha, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CUMULUS CELL; CYTOLOGY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DOG; FEMALE; METABOLISM; NICK END LABELING; OOCYTE; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGING; ANIMALS; CLEAVAGE STAGE, OVUM; CUMULUS CELLS; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DOGS; FEMALE; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; OOCYTES;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE;

EID: 78649556342     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2009.01557.x     Document Type: Article

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