Microspread ovarian cell preparations for the analysis of meiotic prophase progression in oocytes with improved recovery by cytospin centrifugation

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 825, Issue , 2012, Pages 173-181

  Taketo, Teruko ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cytospin centrifugation; Meiosis; Microspread cell preparation; Mouse ovary; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SEPARATION; CENTRIFUGATION; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; MEIOTIC PROPHASE I; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; OOCYTE; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SEPARATION; CENTRIFUGATION; FEMALE; MEIOTIC PROPHASE I; MICE; OOCYTES; OVARY;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84855881976     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-436-0_13     Document Type: Article

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