Responsiveness of bovine cumulus-oocyte-complexes (COC) to porcine and recombinant human FSH, and the effect of COC quality on gonadotropin receptor and Cx43 marker gene mRNAs during maturation in vitro

Responsiveness of bovine cumulus-oocyte-complexes (COC) to porcine and recombinant human FSH, and the effect of COC quality on gonadotropin receptor and Cx43 marker gene mRNAs during maturation in vitro

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Substantially less development to the blastocyst stage occurs in vitro than in vivo and this may be due to deficiencies in oocyte competence. Although a large proportion of bovine oocytes undergo spontaneous nuclear maturation, less is known about requirements fo...

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Main Authors: Caveney Anita N, Calder Michele D, Smith Lawrence C, Watson Andrew J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2003-02-01
Series:Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
Subjects:
Gonadotropins
Receptors
Gene Expression
Fertilization in vitro
Oocytes
Online Access:http://www.RBEj.com/content/1/1/14

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