Hormonally regulated expression and alternative splicing of kit ligand may regulate kit-induced inhibition of meiosis in rat oocytes.

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Mutations in the genes encoding the Kit tyrosine kinase receptor or kit ligand (KL) cause numerous phenotypic defects, including sterility. In the postnatal ovary, Kit is expressed on the oocyte surface and KL is produced by the surrounding granulosa cells, but its function in these cells is still unknown. The purpose of this study was to determine the role KL/Kit interactions play in the regulation of oocyte...

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