Natriuretic peptide precursor C delays meiotic resumption and sustains gap junction-mediated communication in bovine cumulus-enclosed oocytes

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Franciosi, Federica ^a   Coticchio, Giovanni ^b   Lodde, Valentina ^a   Tessaro, Irene ^a   Modina, Silvia C ^a   Fadini, Rubens ^b   Dal Canto, Mariabeatrice ^b   Renzini, Mario Mignini ^b   Albertini, David F ^c   Luciano, Alberto M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Istituti Clinici Zucchi   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine; Chromatin configuration; Cilostamide; Cumulus cells; Developmental competence; Gap junctions; Meiotic arrest; Natriuretic peptide precursor C; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE PRECURSOR C; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE TYPE C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CHROMATIN; CILOSTAMIDE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE III INHIBITOR; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; BOVINE; CATTLE FARMING; CELL COUNT; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS CELL; CYTOPLASM; EMBRYO CULTURE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAP JUNCTION; MEIOSIS; METAPHASE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELOPHASE; ZONA PELLUCIDA; ANIMAL; CELL COMMUNICATION; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; ECTOGENESIS; IN VITRO OOCYTE MATURATION; MEIOTIC PROPHASE I; METABOLISM; OOCYST; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; MUS; SUIDAE;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CHROMATIN; CUMULUS CELLS; ECTOGENESIS; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAP JUNCTIONS; IN VITRO OOCYTE MATURATION TECHNIQUES; MEIOTIC PROPHASE I; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, C-TYPE; OOCYSTS; OOGENESIS; PHOSPHODIESTERASE 3 INHIBITORS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; QUINOLONES;

EID: 84929517568     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.114.118869     Document Type: Article

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