Leukemia inhibitory factor induces cumulus expansion in immature human and mouse oocytes and improves mouse two-cell rate and delivery rates when it is present during mouse in vitro oocyte maturation

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2367-2375

  De Matos, Daniel G ^a   Miller, Kathleen ^b   Scott, Richard ^b   Tran, Cam Anh ^a   Kagan, David ^a   Nataraja, Selva G ^a   Clark, Ann ^a   Palmer, Stephen ^a  

^a EMD SERONO INC   (United States)

^b REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE ASSOCIATES OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo transfer; IVM; LIF; oocytes

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLEAVAGE STAGE, OVUM; CUMULUS CELLS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, HUMAN; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; MICE; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 56649106342     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.10.061     Document Type: Article

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