Effect of IGF-I, leptin, ghrelin and MAPK-ERK on the nuclear maturation of bovine oocytes

Bulletin of the Veterinary Institute in Pulawy

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 179-181

  Popelková, Miroslava ^a   Sirotkin, Alexander V ^b,c   Bezaková, Alexandra ^c   Makarevič, Alexander V ^b   Pivko, Juraj ^b   Kačmárik, Juraj ^a   Kováč, Gabriel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Slovakia)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION   (Slovakia)

^c The Philosopher University in Nitra Geoinformatics and Regional Development   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Cows; Ghrelin; IGF I; Leptin; Oocyte maturation; Protein kinase

Indexed keywords

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EID: 33747161382     PISSN: 00424870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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