The canine oocyte: Uncommon features of in vivo and in vitro maturation

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 391-402

  Chastant Maillard, Sylvie ^a,b,f   Viaris De Lesegno, Christine ^a,b,d   Chebrout, Martine ^a,b   Thoumire, Sandra ^a,b   Meylheuc, Thierry ^c   Fontbonne, Alain ^a,b   Chodkiewicz, Marc ^a,b,e   Saint Dizier, Marie ^a,b,c   Reynaud, Karine ^a,b  

^a INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

^b ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D ALFORT   (France)

^c AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e CNRS ^*  (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

cumulus oocyte complex; follicle; meiosis resumption; progesterone; ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

BINDING SITE; BITCH; BLOOD LEVEL; CELL STRUCTURE; DOG; GRANULOSA CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MEDIATOR; MEIOSIS; MEIOTIC PROPHASE I; METAPHASE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVULATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; ULTRASTRUCTURE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; DOGS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MEIOSIS; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 79957563558     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: 14485990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD10064     Document Type: Review

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