Brain-derived neurotrophic factor is a regulator of human oocyte maturation and early embryo development

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1394-1406

  Anderson, Richard A ^a   Bayne, Rosemary A L ^a   Gardner, John ^b   De Sousa, Paul A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c Roslin Cells Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

brain derived neurotrophic factor; in vitro maturation; Oocyte; parthenogenesis

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; NEUROTROPHIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; SEX HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL EXPANSION; CELL MATURATION; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS CELL; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VIVO STUDY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METAPHASE; MORULA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; OOCYTE MATURATION; PARTHENOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ADULT; BLASTOCYST; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CELLS, CULTURED; CLEAVAGE STAGE, OVUM; CUMULUS CELLS; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; MORULA; OOCYTES; PARTHENOGENESIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECEPTOR, TRKB; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949262397     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.04.007     Document Type: Article

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