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Roles of Gap Junctional Communication of Cumulus Cells in Cytoplasmic Maturation of Porcine Oocytes Cultured In Vitro
1 Apr 2000
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Cumulus cells of the oocyte play important roles in in vitro maturation and subsequent development. One of the routes by which the factors are transmitted from cumulus cells to the oocyte is gap junctional communication (GJC). The function of cumulus cells in in vitro maturation of porcine oocytes was investigated by using a gap junction inhibitor, heptanol. Cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) were collected from the...
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