Production of sHLA-G molecules by in vitro matured cumulus-oocyte complex

International Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 523-530

  Rizzo, Roberta ^a   Dal Canto, Maria Beatrice ^b   Stignani, Marina ^a   Fadini, Rubens ^b   Fumagalli, Daniela ^b   Renzini, Mario Mignini ^b   Borgatti, Monica ^a   Gambari, Roberto ^a   Baricordi, Olivio Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b Biogenesi Reproductive Medicine Centre   (Italy)

Author keywords

HLA G; In vitro maturation; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

CELL MARKER; HLA G ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL STRUCTURE; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GAMETE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OOCYTE; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY CELL CULTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERNATANT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELLS, CULTURED; CUMULUS CELLS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; OOCYTES;

EID: 70350708472     PISSN: 11073756     EISSN: 1791244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijmm_00000261     Document Type: Article

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