Role of activin, transforming growth factor-β and bone morphogenetic protein 15 in regulating zebrafish oocyte maturation

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 18-23

  Tan, Qian ^a   Balofsky, Ari ^a   Weisz, Karen ^a   Peng, Chun ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activin; BMP 15; Oocyte maturation; Smad2; TGF ; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 15; SMAD2 PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING; ZEBRA FISH;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 64049096956     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: 15314332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2008.09.016     Document Type: Article

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