Oocyte secreted factors improve embryo developmental competence of COCs from small follicles in prepubertal goats

Theriogenology

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1050-1059

  Romaguera, R ^a   Morato R ^a   Jimenez Macedo A R ^a   Catala M ^a   Roura, M ^a   Paramio, M T ^a   Palomo, M J ^a   Mogas, T ^a   Izquierdo, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Follicle size; GDF9; Oocyte Secreted Factors; Prepubertal goat

Indexed keywords

SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; COCULTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CUMULUS CELL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GOAT; MALE; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; ORGAN SIZE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; CUMULUS CELLS; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GOATS; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; MALE; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; ORGAN SIZE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; SEXUAL MATURATION;

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 77956228824     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2010.04.035     Document Type: Article

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