Role of Meiosis-Activating Sterols in Rat Oocyte Maturation: Effects of Specific Inhibitors and Changes in the Expression of Lanosterol 14α-Demethylase During the Preovulatory Period1
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- 1 January 2001
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Biology of Reproduction
- Vol. 64 (1), 299-309
- https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod64.1.299
Abstract
In vitro studies on mouse oocytes have shown that two closely related sterols, subsequently named meiosis-activating sterols (MAS), can overcome theKeywords
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