Effect of a partially purified 30.1 kDa ovine follicular fluid protein on ovine follicle and ovarian somatic cell growth, and oocyte maturation in vitro

Acta Physiologica

Volumn 193, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 341-355

  Nandi, S ^a   Girish Kumar, V ^b  

^a ICAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL NUTRITION AND PHYSIOLOGY   (India)

^b Karnataka Veterinary Animal and Fisheries Sciences University   (India)

Author keywords

Follicular fluid; Growth; Oocyte; Ovine; Protein; Somatic cells

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM SULFATE; CALCIUM; CHARCOAL; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID PROTEIN; PHOSPHORUS; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SEPHADEX; STEROID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL EXPANSION; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CELL GROWTH; CELL LEVEL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CENTRIFUGATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; GRANULOSA CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; SHEEP; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SOMATIC CELL; SPECTROPHOTOMETER; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PHOSPHORUS; PROTEINS; SHEEP;

EID: 48449086046     PISSN: 17481708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2008.01849.x     Document Type: Article

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