Nitric oxide and meiotic competence of porcine oocytes

Nitric oxide and meiotic competence of porcine oocytes

Reproductive biotechnology such as in vitro fertilization, the creation of transgenic animals or cloning by nuclear transfer depends on the use of fully grown, meiotically competent oocytes capable of completing meiotic maturation by reaching the stage of metaphase II. However, there exists only a l...

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Main Authors: H. Tichovská, J. Petr, E. Chmelíková, M. Sedmíková, L. Tůmová, M. Krejčová, A. Dörflerová, R. Rajmon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
Porcine oocyte
growth period
meiotic competence
NO-synthase (NOS)
nitric oxide (NO)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731111000565

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