Age-associated alterations in the micromechanical properties of chromosomes in the mammalian egg

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 765-769

  Hornick, Jessica E ^a,b   Duncan, Francesca E ^a,b,c   Sun, Mingxuan ^b,d   Kawamura, Ryo ^b,e   Marko, John F ^b   Woodruff, Teresa K ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Chromosome; Mammalian; Meiosis; Micromechanics; Reproductive aging

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANEUPLOIDY; ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; CHEMISTRY; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; FEMALE; IN VITRO OOCYTE MATURATION; MEIOSIS; MOUSE; OVUM; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGING; ANEUPLOIDY; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CHROMOSOMES; FEMALE; IN VITRO OOCYTE MATURATION TECHNIQUES; MEIOSIS; MICE; OVUM;

EID: 84939980615     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-015-0453-y     Document Type: Article

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