Gonadotropins affect Oct-4 gene expression during mouse oocyte growth

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 685-691

  Monti, Manuela ^a   Garagna, Silvia ^a   Redi, Carloalberto ^a   Zuccotti, Maurizio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Folliculogenesis; Gonadotropins; Oct 4; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

GONADOTROPIN; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STABILITY; DNA FLANKING REGION; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GAMETE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; MEIOSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OCT 4 GENE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; CELL SIZE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; MICE; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR-3; OOCYTES; OVARY; PREGNANCY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33646455428     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: 10982795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20471     Document Type: Article

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