Oocyte-expressed TGF-β superfamily members in female fertility

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 159, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 1-5

  Elvin, Julia A ^a   Yan, Changning ^a   Matzuk, Martin M ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Female reproduction; Folliculogenesis; Granulosa cell; Hyaluronic acid matrix; Steroidogenesis; Transforming growth factor (TGF ) superfamily

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 15; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 6; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0033955584     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(99)00185-9     Document Type: Article

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