Role of leptin in improvement of oocyte quality by regulation of ovarian angiogenesis

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 119, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 329-334

  Joo, Jong Kil ^a   Joo, Bo Sun ^b   Kim, Seung Chul ^a   Choi, Jong Ryeol ^a   Park, Sae Hee ^b   Lee, Kyu Sup ^a  

^a Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Good Moonhwa Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Leptin; Oocyte quality; Ovarian angiogenesis; VEGF

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; LEPTIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SERIC GONADOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN A;

AGING; ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; C57BL MOUSE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; MOUSE; OOCYTE; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; SUPEROVULATION; TRANSPLANTATION; VASCULARIZATION;

AGING; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GONADOTROPINS, EQUINE; LEPTIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; OOCYTES; OVARY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SUPEROVULATION; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

MUS;

EID: 77949873588     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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