Gene expression profile of cumulus cells derived from cumulus-oocyte complexes matured either in vivo or in vitro

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 451-461

  Tesfaye, Dawit ^a   Ghanem, Nasser ^a   Carter, Fiona ^b   Fair, Trudee ^b   Sirard, Marc André ^c   Hoelker, Michael ^a   Schellander, Karl ^a   Lonergan, Patrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cumulus cells; Oocyte maturation

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DYE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL EXPANSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS CELL; DNA MICROARRAY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HEIFER; HYBRIDIZATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY; OVULATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELLS, CULTURED; CUMULUS CELLS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; OOCYTES; OVULATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 62549166273     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD08190     Document Type: Article

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