Progesterone is essential for maintenance of Tace/Adam17 mRNA expression, but not EGF-like factor, in cumulus cells, which enhances the EGF receptor signaling pathway during in vitro maturation of porcine COCs

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 315-323

  Yamashita, Yasuhisa ^a   Kawashima, Ikko ^b   Gunji, Yosuke ^a,c   Hishinuma, Mitsugu ^a   Shimada, Masayuki ^b  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cumulus expansion; EGF like factor; Oocyte maturation

Indexed keywords

ADAM PROTEIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MIFEPRISTONE; PRIMER DNA; PROGESTERONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA CONVERTING ENZYME; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA CONVERTASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CUMULUS CELL; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SWINE; TIME;

ADAM PROTEINS; ANIMALS; CUMULUS CELLS; DNA PRIMERS; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MIFEPRISTONE; OOCYTES; PROGESTERONE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SWINE; TIME FACTORS;

SUS;

EID: 77954291496     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.09-199H     Document Type: Article

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