Epidermal growth factor-like growth factors in the follicular fluid:Role in oocyte development and maturation

Seminars in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 52-61

  Hsieh, Minnie ^a   Zamah, A Musa ^a   Conti, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

EGF like factors; Epidermal growth factor (egf); Follicular fluid; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

AMPHIREGULIN; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; SOMATOMEDIN B; SOMATOMEDIN C; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA; VASCULOTROPIN;

CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL EXPANSION; CUMULUS CELL; FEMALE FERTILITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVULATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CUMULUS CELLS; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; HUMANS; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; OVULATION; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

EID: 61449101551     PISSN: 15268004     EISSN: 15264564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1108010     Document Type: Review

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