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Luteinizing hormone receptor formation in cumulus cells surrounding porcine oocytes and its role during meiotic maturation of porcine oocytes.
Biology of reproduction - 1 Apr 2003
Shimada Masayuki, Nishibori Masahide, Isobe Naoki, Kawano Natsuko, Terada Takato
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the formation of LH receptor (LHR) in cumulus cells surrounding porcine oocytes and the role of LHR in meiotic maturation of oocytes. At least three splice variants of LHR mRNA were detected in cumulus cells, in addition to the full-length form. Low levels of three types of products were seen in cumulus cells from cumulus oocytes complexes (COCs), whereas the full-length form was significantly...
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