Disruption of bidirectional oocyte-cumulus paracrine signaling during in vitro maturation reduces subsequent mouse oocyte developmental competence

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1072-1080

  Yeo, Christine X ^a   Gilchrist, Robert B ^a   Lane, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Cumulus cells; EGF; Embryo; Fetal; FSH; Gamete biology; In vitro fertilization; In vitro maturation; Oocyte development; Oocyte cumulus bidirectional loop; Pregnancy; SMAD2 3

Indexed keywords

4 [4 (1,3 BENZODIOXOL 5 YL) 5 (2 PYRIDINYL) 1H IMIDAZOL 2 YL]BENZAMIDE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; SMAD2 PROTEIN; SMAD3 PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; C57BL 6 MOUSE; CELL DISRUPTION; CELL MATURATION; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETAL WELL BEING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BENZAMIDES; BLASTOCYST; CELL COUNT; CUMULUS CELLS; DIOXOLES; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED CBA; OOCYTES; PARACRINE COMMUNICATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SMAD2 PROTEIN; SMAD3 PROTEIN; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS;

EQUIDAE; MUS;

EID: 65949092536     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.108.073908     Document Type: Article

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