Role of gap junction-mediated communications in regulating large-scale chromatin configuration remodeling and embryonic developmental competence acquisition in fully grown bovine oocyte

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1219-1226

  Lodde, Valentina ^a   Franciosi, Federica ^a   Tessaro, Irene ^a   Modina, Silvia C ^a   Luciano, Alberto M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

3 isobutyl methyl xanthine; Chromatin; Cumulus cells; Embryo development; Gap junctions; Meiotic arrest; Oocyte maturation; Phosphodiesterase (PDE)

Indexed keywords

ISOBUTYLMETHYLXANTHINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS CELL; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAP JUNCTION; GAP JUNCTION MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; IN VITRO OOCYTE MATURATION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; CUMULUS CELLS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTIONS; IN VITRO OOCYTE MATURATION TECHNIQUES; MEIOSIS; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PHOSPHORIC DIESTER HYDROLASES;

EID: 84886421907     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-013-0061-7     Document Type: Article

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