Feed restriction as a biostimulant of the production of oocyte, their quality and GDF-9 gene expression in rabbit oocytes

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 136, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 121-127

  Daoud, Niveen M ^a,b   Mahrous, Karima F ^a   Ezzo, Omaima H ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^b TAIF UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Feed restriction; Oocyte; Oocyte GDF 9 gene expression; Rabbit; Serum IGF 1; Serum leptin

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; LEPTIN; MESSENGER RNA; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RABBIT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LEPTIN; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY; RABBITS; RNA, MESSENGER;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 84870503589     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2012.09.011     Document Type: Article

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