Meiosis-activating sterol synthesis in rat preovulatory follicle: Is it involved in resumption of meiosis?

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1807-1812

  Cao, Xiumei ^a   Pomerantz, Seymour H ^a   Popliker, Malka ^a   Tsafriri, Alex ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cumulus cells; Follicle; Gamete biology; Meiosis; Oocyte development

Indexed keywords

1,4 BIS(2 CHLOROBENZYLAMINOMETHYL)CYCLOHEXANE; ACETIC ACID; CYTOCHROME P450; ENZYME INHIBITOR; HYPOXANTHINE; MEIOSIS ACTIVATING STEROL; MEVALONIC ACID; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; STEROID REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; STEROL 14ALPHA DEMETHYLASE; STEROL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INHIBITION KINETICS; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; STEROL SYNTHESIS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; CHOLESTENES; CHOLESTEROL; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; LANOSTEROL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MEIOSIS; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OXIDOREDUCTASES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES; TRANS-1,4-BIS(2-CHLOROBENZAMINOMETHYL)CYCLOHEXANE DIHYDROCHLORIDE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 9744270720     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.104.031773     Document Type: Article

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