Developmental control of oocyte maturation and egg activation in metazoan models

Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1-19

  von Stetina, Jessica R ^a   Orr Weaver, Terry L ^a  

^a WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; MAMMALIA; METAZOA;

ANIMAL; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINT; CELL JUNCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MAMMAL; MEIOSIS; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINTS; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTIONS; MALE; MAMMALS; MEIOSIS; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84863950214     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19430264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a005553     Document Type: Article

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