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Luteinizing Hormone-Dependent Activation of the Epidermal Growth Factor Network Is Essential for Ovulation
28 Dec 2006
Abstract excerpt
In the preovulatory ovarian follicle, mammalian oocytes are maintained in prophase meiotic arrest until the luteinizing hormone (LH) surge induces reentry into the first meiotic division. Dramatic changes in the somatic cells surrounding the oocytes and in the follicular wall are also induced by LH and are necessary for ovulation. Here, we provide genetic evidence that LH-dependent transactivation of the...
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