PMID: 6172895Jan 1, 1981Paper

Electron microscopy of particles similar to type-C virus in human oocytes

Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences
B O NilssonS Widéhn

Abstract

Human oocytes in different stages of maturation were obtained by follicular aspiration from women given Clomovid and Gonadex. Particles similar to type-C virus were observed in 3 out of 16 oocytes. The particle were irregularily distributed along the oocyte membrane. They were seen both in a state of budding and as free lying in the perivitelline space. Reverse transcriptase activity was detected in 3 out of 9 samples of follicular fluid obtained from women other than those yielding the oocytes. It is assumed that these findings indicate the expression of endogeneous retroviruses in human oocytes.

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Oct 1, 1986·Journal of in Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer : IVF·B O NilssonP Sundström
Aug 1, 1992·Virus Genes·B O NilssonE Larsson
Oct 1, 1989·Cell Differentiation and Development : the Official Journal of the International Society of Developmental Biologists·P O KättströmE Larsson
Nov 15, 1981·International Journal of Cancer. Journal International Du Cancer·E LarssonS Widéhn
Jan 11, 1984·Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta·M LjungströmS Mårdh

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