Hypoxanthine and cyclic adenosine 5'-monophosphate maintain meiotic arrest of rhesus monkey oocytes in vitro
Warikoo PK;Bavister BD;;
fertility and sterility1989Vol. 51pp. -
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Abstract
In the present study, hypoxanthine (HX) and dibutyryl cyclic adenosine monophosphate (dbcAMP) were tested as inhibitors of rhesus monkey oocyte maturation in vitro, because of their similar effect in mice. A significantly larger proportion (72%) of oocytes underwent germinal vesicle breakdown (GVB) …