Inter-α-inhibitor binding to hyaluronan in the cumulus extracellular matrix is required for optimal ovulation and development of mouse oocytes

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 436-443

  Hess, Karla A ^a   Chen, Lin ^a   Larsen, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID; INTER ALPHA TRYPSIN INHIBITOR; OLIGOSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVIDUCT; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY;

ALPHA-GLOBULINS; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL SURVIVAL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; HYALURONIC ACID; MALE; MICE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OOCYTES; OVULATION; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; VISCOSITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032782182     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod61.2.436     Document Type: Article

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