Canine oocyte maturation in culture: Significance of estrogen and EGF receptor gene expression in cumulus cells

Theriogenology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 560-567

  Hatoya, S ^a   Sugiyama, Y ^a   Nishida, H ^a   Okuno, T ^a   Torii, R ^b   Sugiura, K ^a   Kida, K ^a   Kawate, N ^a   Tamada, H ^a   Inaba, T ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Canine oocyte; Cumulus cell; EGF; Estrogen; IVM

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CUMULUS CELL; DOG; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CUMULUS CELLS; DOGS; ESTROGENS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; OOCYTES; RECEPTOR, EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR;

BOVINAE; CANIDAE;

EID: 58249099270     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.08.013     Document Type: Article

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