Growth differentiation factor 9:bone morphogenetic protein 15 heterodimers are potent regulators of ovarian functions

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 110, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Peng, Jia ^a   Li, Qinglei ^b   Wigglesworth, Karen ^c   Rangarajan, Adithya ^a   Kattamuri, Chandramohan ^d   Peterson, Randall T ^e   Eppig, John J ^c   Thompson, Thomas B ^e   Matzuk, Martin M ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JACKSON LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Female reproduction; In vitro maturation; TGF signaling

Indexed keywords

2 DIPROPYLAMINO 8 HYDROXY 1 METHYLTETRALIN; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 15; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9 BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 15 HETERODIMER; HETERODIMER; HOMODIMER; HYALURONIC ACID; PENTRAXIN 3; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL EXPANSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS CELL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 15; FEMALE; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; HEK293 CELLS; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; OVARY; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMAD PROTEINS;

EID: 84874275576     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1218020110     Document Type: Article

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