Activin stimulation of zebrafish oocyte maturation in vitro and its potential role in mediating gonadotropin-induced oocyte maturation

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 987-992

  Pang, Yefei ^a   Ge, Wei ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

17,20BETA DIHYDROXYPREGN 4 EN 3 ONE; ACTIVIN; ACTIVIN A; DACTINOMYCIN; FOLLISTATIN; GONADOTROPIN; MYELOPID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ZEBRA FISH;

ACTIVIN RECEPTORS, TYPE II; ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DACTINOMYCIN; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLISTATIN; GLYCOPROTEINS; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; HYDROXYPROGESTERONES; OLIGOPEPTIDES; OOCYTES; OVARY; PEPTIDES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASES; RECEPTORS, GROWTH FACTOR; ZEBRAFISH;

ANIMALIA; CARASSIUS AURATUS; DANIO RERIO; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032880947     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod61.4.987     Document Type: Article

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