Cumulus cells steroidogenesis is influenced by the degree of oocyte maturation

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages

  Lucidi, Pia ^a   Bernabò, Nicola ^a   Turriani, Maura ^a   Barboni, Barbara ^a   Mattioli, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; FEMALE; GERM CELL; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEROIDOGENESIS; SWINE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GRANULOSA CELL; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION (PROCESS);

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GRANULOSA CELLS; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROGESTERONE; SWINE;

EID: 4344699912     PISSN: 14777827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-45     Document Type: Article

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