Estrogen improves the development of yak (Bos grunniens) oocytes by targeting cumulus expansion and levels of oocyte-secreted factors during in vitro maturation.

The estrogen-signalling pathway is critical for normal follicular development; however, little is known about its importance during in vitro maturation (IVM) in large animals, particularly yaks (Bos grunniens). Through the present study, we aimed to determine the mechanisms underlying estrogen invol...

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Main Authors: Yangyang Pan, Meng Wang, Libin Wang, Qian Zhang, Abdul Rasheed Baloch, Honghong He, Gengquan Xu, Jamila Soomro, Yan Cui, Sijiu Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0239151