Pronuclear migration and cytoskeletal organization of porcine oocytes activated by various stimuli

Journal of Mammalian Ova Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 96-103

  Suzuki, Hiroyuki ^a   Kagawa, Noriko ^a   Toyokawa, Koji ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activation; Cytoskeleton; Fragmentation; Pig oocyte

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009579975     PISSN: 13417738     EISSN: 13475878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1274/jmor.19.96     Document Type: Article

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