Role of Intracellular Cyclic Adenosine 3′,5′-Monophosphate Concentration and Oocyte-Cumulus Cells Communications on the Acquisition of the Developmental Competence during In Vitro Maturation of Bovine Oocyte

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 465-472

  Luciano, Alberto M ^a   Modina, Silvia ^a   Vassena, Rita ^a   Milanesi, Elisabetta ^a   Lauria, Antonio ^a   Gandolfi, Fulvio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cumulus cells; Cyclic adenosine monophosphate; Gamete biology; Oocyte development

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; CONNEXIN 43; CYCLIC AMP; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GONADOTROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LUCIFER YELLOW;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL MATURATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; EMBRYO CULTURE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAP JUNCTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; COLORING AGENTS; CONNEXIN 43; CYCLIC AMP; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAP JUNCTIONS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OOCYTES;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0742271484     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.103.020644     Document Type: Article

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