Postovulatory ageing induces structural changes in the mouse zona pellucida

Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 211-217

  Diaz H ^a   Esponda, P ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ageing; Fertility; In vitro fertilization; Oocytes; Zona pellucida

Indexed keywords

LYSINE;

AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CELL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAMETE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVULATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STAINING; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

AGING; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; LUTEAL PHASE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED CBA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; OOCYTES; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 8744297060     PISSN: 11229497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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