A simple and high-throughput method to assess maturation status of bovine oocytes: Comparison of anti-lamin A/C-DAPI with an aceto-orcein staining technique

Theriogenology

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1633-1638

  Prentice Biensch, J R ^a,b   Singh, J ^b   Alfoteisy, B ^b   Anzar, M ^a,b  

^a SASKATOON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aceto orcein; Anti lamin A C; Cattle; DAPI; Nuclear maturation; Oocytes

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; ACETO ORCEIN; ACETO-ORCEIN; FLUORESCENT DYE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; LAMIN A; OXAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL NUCLEUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; IMMUNOLOGY; METAPHASE; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; STAINING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; FLUORESCENT DYES; INDOLES; LAMIN TYPE A; METAPHASE; OOCYTES; OXAZINES; STAINING AND LABELING;

BOS; BOVINAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84866147790     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2012.07.013     Document Type: Article

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