Activin promotes follicular integrity and oogenesis in cultured pre-antral bovine follicles

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 644-653

  McLaughlin, M ^a   Bromfield, J J ^b   Albertini, D F ^b   Telfer, E E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activin; Bovine; FSH; In vitro; Pre antral

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ACTIVIN A; CONNEXIN 43; ESTRADIOL; KI 67 ANTIGEN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; RECOMBINANT HUMAN ACTIVIN A; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRE ANTRAL OVARY FOLLICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; STEROIDOGENESIS; TISSUE CULTURE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ACTINS; ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CATTLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL POLARITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL-MATRIX JUNCTIONS; CELLS, CULTURED; CONNEXIN 43; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; INHIBIN-BETA SUBUNITS; KI-67 ANTIGEN; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS;

BOVINAE;

EID: 77956295843     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gaq021     Document Type: Article

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