Equine oocyte maturation with epidermal growth factor

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 378-382

  Lorenzo, P L ^a   Liu, I K M ^b   Carneiro, G F ^b   Conley, A J ^b   Enders, A C ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

EGF; EGFR; Horse; Mare; Maturation; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

AVIDIN; BIOTIN; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE INHIBITOR; TYRPHOSTIN; ALPHA CYANOTHIOCAFFEIC ACID AMIDE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HORSE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METAPHASE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IN VITRO STUDY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; OOCYTE;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANIMALS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FEMALE; HORSES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OOCYTES; PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; RECEPTOR, EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; TYRPHOSTINS;

EID: 0036633568     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516402776249065     Document Type: Article

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