Immunohistochemical localization and mRNA expression of activin, inhibin, follistatin, and activin receptor in bovine cumulus-oocyte complexes during in vitro maturation

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 186-195

  Izadyar, F ^a   Dijkstra, G ^a   Van Tol, H T A ^a   Van Den Eijnden Van Raaij, A J M ^b   Van Den Hurk, R ^a   Colenbrander, B ^a   Bevers, M M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b HUBRECHT INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activin; Bovine; Follistatin; Inhibin; IVM; MRNA; Oocyte; Receptor

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN RECEPTOR; FOLLISTATIN; GONADOTROPIN; INHIBIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CATTLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; FEMALE; FETAL CALF SERUM; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ACTIVIN RECEPTORS; ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; FOLLISTATIN; GLYCOPROTEINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INHIBINS; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTORS, GROWTH FACTOR; RNA, MESSENGER;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0031983567     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2795(199802)49:2<186::AID-MRD9>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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