Characterization of oocyte and follicle development in growth differentiation factor-9-deficient mice

Developmental Biology

Volumn 204, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 373-384

  Carabatsos, Mary Jo ^a   Elvin, Julia ^b   Matzuk, Martin M ^b   Albertini, David F ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth differentiation factor 9; Oocyte; Ovarian follicle; Transforming growth factor

Indexed keywords

MYOSTATIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; GAP JUNCTION; GERMINAL VESICLE; GOLGI COMPLEX; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032535524     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1998.9087     Document Type: Article

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