A novel growth differentiation factor-9 (GDF-9) related factor is co- expressed with GDF-9 in mouse oocytes during folliculogenesis

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 78, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 135-140

  Laitinen, Mika ^a   Vuojolainen, Kaisa ^a   Jaatinen, Risto ^a   Ketola, Ilkka ^b   Aaltonen, Johanna ^a   Lehtonen, Eero ^a   Heikinheimo, Markku ^b   Ritvos, Olli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

BMP 15; Bone morphogenetic protein; Folliculogenesis; GDF 9; GDF 9B; Growth differentiation factor; mRNA localization; Oocyte; Ovary

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; GROWTH FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; MYOSTATIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYTE; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031700541     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(98)00161-0     Document Type: Article

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