The transcriptome of follicular cells: Biological insights and clinical implications for the treatment of infertility

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-11

  Fragouli, Elpida ^a,b   Lalioti, Maria D ^c   Wells, Dagan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Reprogenetics LLC   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cumulus cells; Granulosa cells; Non invasive biomarker; Oocyte competence; Transcriptome analysis

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); CONNEXIN 37; CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 45; FOLLITROPIN; INTERLEUKIN 6 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 7 RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; PENTRAXIN 3; PERILIPIN; PERILIPIN 2; PROGESTERONE; RGS2 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTOME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL COMMUNICATION; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED OVARIAN STIMULATION; CUMULUS CELL; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAP JUNCTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; MICROENVIRONMENT; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTOMICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPREGULATION;

CUMULUS CELLS; GRANULOSA CELLS; NON-INVASIVE BIOMARKER; OOCYTE COMPETENCE; TRANSCRIPTOME ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CUMULUS CELLS; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; OVULATION INDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 84889654785     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmt044     Document Type: Article

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