Calcium elevation in sheep cumulus-oocyte complexes after luteinising hormone stimulation

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 361-369

  Mattioli, Mauro ^a,b   Gioia, Luisa ^a   Barboni, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

^b Facolta di Medicina Veterinaria   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calcium; Cumulus cells; Luteinising hormone (LH); Oocyte

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FLUORESCENT DYE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; MANGANESE CHLORIDE; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL COMMUNICATION; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; FEMALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OOCYTES; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0031834986     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2795(199807)50:3<361::AID-MRD13>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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