Juvenile and adult immature and in vitro matured ovine oocytes evaluated in relation to membrane electrical properties, calcium stores, IP3 sensitivity and apoptosis occurrence in cumulus cells

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 75, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1752-1760

  Boni, R ^a   Cocchia, N ^b   Silvestre, F ^c   Tortora, G ^b   Lorizio, R ^b   Tosti, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calcium; In vitro maturation; Ion currents; Juvenile oocyte; Oocyte quality; Sheep

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; INOSITOL TRISPHOSPHATE; PROTEIN IP 3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CELL MATURATION; CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; IN VITRO STUDY; ION CURRENT; JUVENILE; MEMBRANE ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; CATTLE; CUMULUS CELLS; FEMALE; INOSITOL 1,4,5-TRISPHOSPHATE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; OOCYTES; SHEEP; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BOVINAE; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 56449084923     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: 10982795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20921     Document Type: Article

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