Ca2+ mobilization in cumulus cells: Role in oocyte maturation and acrosome reaction

Cell Calcium

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 68-75

  Chen, Hui ^a   Kui, Christopher ^a   Chan, Hsiao Chang ^a  

^a Prince of Wales Hospital   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Cumulus cells; Oocyte maturation

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; AMPHIREGULIN; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CALCIUM CALMODULIN DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE II; CALCIUM ION; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIN B; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE 1; EPIREGULIN; FOLLITROPIN; GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENYLATE CYCLASE ACTIVATING POLYPEPTIDE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MATURATION PROMOTING FACTOR; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ACROSOME REACTION; ARTICLE; CALCIUM MOBILIZATION; CUMULUS CELL; FERTILIZATION; GERM CELL; HORMONE RELEASE; MEIOSIS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOCYTE;

EID: 84873113901     PISSN: 01434160     EISSN: 15321991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2012.11.007     Document Type: Article

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