Polarity and asymmetry during mouse oogenesis and oocyte maturation

Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation

Volumn 55, Issue , 2012, Pages 23-44

  Kloc, Malgorzata ^a   Ghobrial, Rafik M ^a   Borsuk, Ewa ^b   Kubiak, Jacek Z ^c,d  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

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EID: 84867209738     PISSN: 00801844     EISSN: 18610412     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-30406-4_2     Document Type: Review

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