The signal pathway of gonadotrophins-induced mammalian oocyte meiotic resumption

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 399-409

  Zhang, Meijia ^a   Ouyang, Hong ^a   Xia, Guoliang ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gonadotrophin; Kinases; Meiosis; Oocyte maturation; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

ADAM PROTEIN; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE 2; CYCLIC GMP; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR LIKE GROWTH FACTOR; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR KINASE 3; GONADOTROPIN; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; NATRIURETIC FACTOR; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN KINASE C; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL CYCLE ARREST; CUMULUS CELL; DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEROL SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; HORMONES; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MEIOSIS; OOCYTES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 67649211299     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gap031     Document Type: Review

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