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Oocyte maturation in vitro: Contribution of the oviduct to total maturation inXenopus laevis

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Contact of progesterone matured oocytes ofXenopus laevis with the oviduct reduces the time necessary to attain cleavage capacity from 24 h to 3 h. Full maturity has been demonstrated by normal development of the matured eggs after fertilization.

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  1. Station de Zoologie Expérimentale, University of Geneva, 154, route de Malagnou, CH-1224, Chêne-Bougeries, Genève, Switzerland

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Brun, R. Oocyte maturation in vitro: Contribution of the oviduct to total maturation inXenopus laevis. Experientia 31, 1275–1276 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01945777

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