Human oocyte maturation is dependent on LH-stimulated accumulation of the epidermal growth factor-like growth factor, amphiregulin

Human Reproduction

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2569-2578

  Zamah, A M ^a   Hsieh, M ^b   Chen, J ^b   Vigne, J L ^b   Rosen, M P ^a   Cedars, M I ^a   Conti, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

amphiregulin; epidermal growth factor; folliculogenesis; gonadotrophin; ovary

Indexed keywords

AMPHIREGULIN; BETACELLULIN; EPIREGULIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ARTICLE; CELL EXPANSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS CELL; DEPLETION; FEMALE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC REGULATION; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MITOGENICITY; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77956914533     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deq212     Document Type: Article

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