An oocentric view of folliculogenesis and embryogenesis

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 758-764

  Hutt, Karla J ^a   Albertini, David F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technology; BMP 15; Cumulus cells; GDF 9; Oocyte; Signalling

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 15; CONNEXIN 37; FOLLITROPIN; FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; STEM CELL FACTOR; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; GENE DELETION; GRANULOSA CELL; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 34250702700     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60679-7     Document Type: Review

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