Towards a new understanding on the regulation of mammalian oocyte meiosis resumption

Cell Cycle

Volumn 8, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 2741-2747

  Sun, Qing Yuan ^a   Miao, Yi Liang ^b   Schatten, Heide ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

cGMP; EGF like factors; G protein coupled receptors G proteins; Granulosa cumulus cells; MAPK; Meiosis; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CYCLIC GMP; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; PHOSPHODIESTERASE III; PROTEIN KINASE C;

GAP JUNCTION; GERMINAL VESICLE; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; PUBERTY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNTHESIS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 69749094503     PISSN: 15384101     EISSN: 15514005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/cc.8.17.9471     Document Type: Review

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