Covalent transfer of heavy chains of inter-α-trypsin inhibitor family proteins to hyaluronan in in vivo and in vitro expanded porcine oocyte-cumulus complexes

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1838-1843

  Nagyova, Eva ^a   Camaioni, Antonella ^b   Prochazka, Radek ^a   Salustri, Antonietta ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Czech Republic)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cumulus cells; Fertilization; Follicle stimulating hormone; Ovary; Ovulation

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; HYALURONIC ACID; INTER ALPHA TRYPSIN INHIBITOR; TRYPSIN INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVALENT BOND; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; GRANULOSA CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INHIBITION KINETICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ALPHA-GLOBULINS; ANIMALS; BLOOD; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; HYALURONIC ACID; INJECTIONS; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; SWINE; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 9744247578     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.104.029595     Document Type: Article

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