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Fragmentation and death (a.k.a. apoptosis) of ovulated oocytes
1 May 1999
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Accumulating evidence indicates that fragmentation of ovulated murine oocytes, resulting spontaneously or following exposure to lethal stimuli such as anticancer drugs during in-vitro culture, occurs with several hallmark features of apoptosis. However, recent work has failed to demonstrate a correlation between DNA cleavage, as assessed by DNA 3'-end-labelling, or of phosphatidylserine exposure on the outer...
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