Studies of gene expression in human cumulus cells indicate pentraxin 3 as a possible marker for oocyte quality

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 83, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2005, Pages 1169-1179

  Zhang, Xingqi ^a   Jafari, Nadereh ^a   Barnes, Randall B ^a   Confino, Edmond ^a   Milad, Magdy ^a   Kazer, Ralph R ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cumulus cells; Gene expression; Oocyte quality; Pentraxin 3

Indexed keywords

DNA; MESSENGER RNA; PENTRAXIN 3; PLASMA PROTEIN; RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; DNA MICROARRAY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MARKER GENE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RNA EXTRACTION; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

EID: 17444391203     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.11.030     Document Type: Article

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