Cumulus expansion, nuclear maturation and connexin 43, cyclooxygenase-2 and FSH receptor mRNA expression in equine cumulus-oocyte complexes cultured in vitro in the presence of FSH and precursors for hyaluronic acid synthesis

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Volumn 2, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Dell'Aquila, Maria E ^a   Caillaud, Maud ^b   Maritato, Filippo ^a   Martoriati, Alain ^b   Gérard, Nadine ^b   Aiudi, Giulio ^a   Minoia, Paolo ^a   Goudet, Ghylène ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; FOLLITROPIN; FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR; GLUTAMINE; HYALURONIC ACID; MESSENGER RNA; PRIMER DNA; ISOENZYME; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; FEMALE; FETAL CALF SERUM; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN METABOLISM; HORSE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENETICS; GRANULOSA CELL; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; CONNEXIN 43; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GRANULOSA CELLS; HORSES; HYALURONIC ACID; ISOENZYMES; OOCYTES; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES; RECEPTORS, FSH; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 4344615388     PISSN: 14777827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-2-44     Document Type: Article

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