Developmental capability of denuded bovine oocyte in a co-culture system with intact cumulus-oocyte complexes: Role of cumulus cells, cyclic adenosine 3′,5′-monophosphate, and glutathione

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 389-397

  Luciano, Alberto M ^a   Lodde, Valentina ^a   Beretta, Matteo S ^a   Colleoni, Silvia ^b   Lauria, Antonio ^a   Modina, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CIZ srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

CAMP; Cumulus oocyte complex; Cysteamine; Denuded oocyte; Glutathione; Secreted factors

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; FOLLITROPIN; GLUTATHIONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL INTERACTION; COCULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAMETOGENESIS; MEIOSIS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATIC CELL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; CYCLIC AMP; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE;

BOVINAE;

EID: 20044372542     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20304     Document Type: Article

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