Expression of connexin 43 and gap junctional intercellular communication in the cumulus - Oocyte complex in sheep

Reproduction

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 191-200

  Pant, Disha ^a   Reynolds, Lawrence P ^a   Luther, Justin S ^a   Borowicz, Pawel P ^a   Stenbak, Tande M ^a   Bilski, Jerzy J ^a   Weigl, Robert M ^a   Lopes, Flavia ^a   Petry, Kimberly ^a   Johnson, Mary Lynn ^a   Redmer, Dale A ^a   Grazul Bilska, Anna T ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; FOLLITROPIN; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SHEEP; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONNEXIN 43; CYCLIC AMP; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GAP JUNCTIONS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; OOCYTES; SHEEP;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 20044375744     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/rep.1.00434     Document Type: Article

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