Regulation of gap-junctional communication between cumulus cells during in vitro: Maturation in swine, a gap-FRAP study

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Santiquet, Nicolas W ^a   Develle, Yann ^a   Laroche, Anthony ^a   Robert, Claude ^a   Richard, François J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cumulus cells; Gap junction communication; Gonadotropins; In vitro maturation; Porcine pig

Indexed keywords

CALCEIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL TRANSFER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS CELL; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; GAP JUNCTION; IN VITRO OOCYTE MATURATION; MEIOSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CUMULUS CELLS; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE RECOVERY AFTER PHOTOBLEACHING; FOLLICULAR FLUID; GAP JUNCTIONS; GONADOTROPINS; IN VITRO OOCYTE MATURATION TECHNIQUES; SWINE;

EQUIDAE; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 84869409999     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.112.099754     Document Type: Article

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