Effect of gonadotropins during in vitro maturation of feline oocytes on oocyte-cumulus cells functional coupling and intracellular concentration of glutathione

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 96, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 66-78

  Luvoni, Gaia C ^a   Chigioni, Sara ^a   Perego, Lucia ^a   Lodde, Valentina ^a   Modina, Silvia ^a   Luciano, Alberto M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cat; Cumulus cells; Cyclic adenosine 3 ,5 monophosphate; Glutathione; Gonadotropins; Maturation; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; GLUTATHIONE; GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAT; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL JUNCTION; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MEIOSIS; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE;

ANIMALS; CATS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CYCLIC AMP; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTIONS; GLUTATHIONE; GONADOTROPINS; MEIOSIS; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE;

FELIDAE;

EID: 33748454079     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2005.11.009     Document Type: Article

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