Heme Oxygenase-1 Expression in the Ovary Dictates a Proper Oocyte Ovulation, Fertilization, and Corpora Lutea Maintenance

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 376-382

  Zenclussen, Maria L ^a   Jensen, Federico ^a   Rebelo, Sofia ^b   El Mousleh, Tarek ^a   Casalis, Pablo A ^c   Zenclussen, Ana C ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTO GULBENKIAN DE CIÊNCIA   (Portugal)

^c Berlin Universittsmedizin ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Fertilzation and corpus luteum; Heme oxygenase 1; Ovulation

Indexed keywords

HEME OXYGENASE 1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CORPUS LUTEUM MAINTENANCE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GONADOTROPINS, EQUINE; HEME OXYGENASE-1; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; OOCYTES; OVARY; OVULATION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84859728104     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2011.01096.x     Document Type: Article

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