A gap-junction-mediated signal, rather than an external paracrine factor, predominates during meiotic induction in isolated mouse oocytes

Zygote

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 71-82

  Downs, Stephen M ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell cell coupling; Co culture; Meiotic maturation; Positive stimulus

Indexed keywords

BUCLADESINE; FOLLITROPIN; GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; HYPOXANTHINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL JUNCTION; COCULTURE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; KINETICS; MEIOSIS; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BUCLADESINE; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GAP JUNCTIONS; GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; HYPOXANTHINE; KINETICS; MEIOSIS; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PARACRINE COMMUNICATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0035259733     PISSN: 09671994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0967199401001071     Document Type: Article

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