Expression of hyaluronan synthases and corresponding hyaluronan receptors is differentially regulated during oocyte maturation in cattle

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 269-277

  Schoenfelder, Martin ^a   Einspanier, Ralf ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Institute of Physiology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cumulus cells; Gene regulation; Granulosa cells; Oocyte development

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; GONADOTROPIN; HERMES ANTIGEN; HYALURONAN RECEPTOR; HYALURONAN SYNTHASE; HYALURONIC ACID; HYALURONIC ACID BINDING PROTEIN; HYALURONIC ACID SYNTHASE 2; HYALURONIC ACID SYNTHASE 3; HYALURONIDASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN RHAMM; SYNTHETASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOTINYLATION; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; FEMALE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN METABOLISM; GRANULOSA CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYTE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RECEPTOR BINDING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEADY STATE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD44; BASE SEQUENCE; CATTLE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; GRANULOSA CELLS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; OOCYTES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSFERASES; XENOPUS PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0038112237     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.102.011577     Document Type: Article

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