Improvement of in vitro culture of mouse cumulus-oocyte complexes using PDE3-inhibitor followed by meiosis induction with epiregulin

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 936-944

  Romero, Sergio ^a   Smitz, Johan ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Epiregulin; follicle culture; IVM; PDE3 I

Indexed keywords

6 (5,6 DIMETHOXYBENZO[B]THIEN 2 YL) 4,5 DIHYDRO 5 METHYL 3(2H) PYRIDAZINONE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPIREGULIN; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS CELL; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; MEIOSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; CUMULUS CELLS; CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHODIESTERASES, TYPE 3; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; MEIOSIS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED CBA; OOCYTES; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROGESTERONE; REPRODUCTIVE CONTROL AGENTS; THIOPHENES;

EID: 75749083376     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.10.016     Document Type: Article

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