Cloning of epidermal growth factor (EGF) and EGF receptor from the zebrafish ovary: Evidence for EGF as a potential paracrine factor from the oocyte to regulate activin/follistatin system in the follicle cells

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 749-760

  Wang, Yajun ^a   Ge, Wei ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Activin; Follistatin; Growth factors; Oocyte development; Ovary

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; ACTIVIN A; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; FOLLISTATIN; MYELOPID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYTE; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; ZEBRA FISH;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CLONING, MOLECULAR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FEMALE; FOLLISTATIN; GENE EXPRESSION; GONADOTROPINS; INHIBIN-BETA SUBUNITS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PARACRINE COMMUNICATION; RECEPTOR, EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTIS; ZEBRAFISH;

ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO; FALLOPIA;

EID: 4243075353     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.104.028399     Document Type: Article

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