Follicular growth in vitro: Detection of growth differentiation factor 9 (GDF9) and bone morphogenetic protein 15 (BMP15) during in vitro culture of ovine cortical slices

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 767-774

  Mery, Lionel ^a,b   Lefevre, Annick ^a,b   Benchaib, Mehdi ^a,b   Demirci, Banu ^a,c   Salle, Bruno ^a,b   Guerin, Jean Francois ^a,b   Lornage, Jacqueline ^a,b  

^a EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL DEBROUSSE   (France)

^c VETAGRO SUP   (France)

Author keywords

BMP15; GDF9; In vitro follicle growth; Ovary; Sheep

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 15; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN RECEPTOR 1; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN RECEPTOR 1B; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN RECEPTOR 2; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LAMB; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYTE CORTEX; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN STABILITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN RECEPTORS, TYPE I; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN RECEPTORS, TYPE II; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP;

MAMMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34247590828     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: 10982795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20661     Document Type: Article

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