Theca cells and theca-cell conditioned medium inhibit the progression of FSH-induced meiosis of bovine oocytes surrounded by cumulus cells connected to membrana granulosa

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 315-321

  Van Tol, H T A ^a   Bevers, M M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bovine; Follicular cells; Meiotic inhibition; Oocyte maturation

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THECA CELL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GRANULOSA CELLS; MEIOSIS; OOCYTES; THECA CELLS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0031662502     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2795(199811)51:3<315::AID-MRD11>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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