Effects of lanosterol on in vitro maturation of porcine oocytes

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 117, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 288-294

  Marco Jiménez, Francisco ^a   Llobat, Lola ^a   Vicente, José Salvador ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

7 Reductase; Lanosterol; Nile red; Porcine; Real time PCR; Sterols

Indexed keywords

LANOSTEROL; LATHOSTEROL DELTA 5 DEHYDROGENASE; LATHOSTEROL DELTA-5-DEHYDROGENASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR DIVISION; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL NUCLEUS DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; LANOSTEROL; LIPID METABOLISM; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-CH GROUP DONORS; SWINE;

SUS;

EID: 70449526446     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2009.04.008     Document Type: Article

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