Epiregulin can effectively mature isolated cumulus-oocyte complexes, but fails as a substitute for the hCG/epidermal growth factor stimulus on cultured follicles

Reproduction

Volumn 137, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 997-1005

  Romero, Sergio ^a   Smitz, Johan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPIREGULIN; ESTRADIOL; MIFEPRISTONE; PROGESTERONE; STEROID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CELL ISOLATION; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; FEMALE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; LUTEINIZATION; MEIOSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CUMULUS CELLS; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MEIOSIS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED CBA; MIFEPRISTONE; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 68949210661     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-08-0523     Document Type: Article

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