Leptin accelerates pronuclear formation following intracytoplasmic sperm injection of porcine oocytes: Possible role for MAP kinase inactivation

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 115, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 137-148

  Jin, Yong Xun ^a   Cui, Xiang Shun ^a   Han, Young Joon ^a   Kim, Nam Hyung ^a  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

MAPK; Oocyte maturation; Pronuclear formation

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CUMULUS CELL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROFILAMENT; MICROTUBULE; NICK END LABELING; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SPERMATOZOON; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CUMULUS CELLS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; LEPTIN; MALE; MICROFILAMENTS; MICROTUBULES; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASES; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE;

MAMMALIA; SUS;

EID: 67749101292     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2008.10.021     Document Type: Article

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