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Mammalian oocyte therapies.
Cloning and stem cells - 1 Jan 2005
Fulka J, Mrazek M, Fulka Helena, Loi P
Abstract excerpt
In assisted human reproduction, the cytoplasm of oocytes recovered from follicles is often abnormal. Its lower quality, especially in older patients, may be responsible for certain chromosomal abnormalities or developmental arrest. Thus, the deficiency of some vital molecules, which are necessary for oocyte maturation, can be the cause of infertility in women. Moreover, mutated mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) that is...
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