Human oocyte maturation is dependent on LH-stimulated accumulation of the epidermal growth factor-like growth factor, amphiregulin†

Role for cumulus cell-produced EGF-like ligands during primate oocyte maturation in vitro

(2009) Jenna K. Nyholt de Prada et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM

Disruption of Bidirectional Oocyte-Cumulus Paracrine Signaling During In Vitro Maturation Reduces Subsequent Mouse Oocyte Developmental Competence1

(2009) Christine X. Yeo et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

The effect of follicular fluid hormones on oocyte recovery after ovarian stimulation: FSH level predicts oocyte recovery

(2009) Mitchell P Rosen et al.   Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

MAPK3/1 (ERK1/2) in Ovarian Granulosa Cells Are Essential for Female Fertility

(2009) H.-Y. Fan et al.   SCIENCE

Selective expression of KrasG12D in granulosa cells of the mouse ovary causes defects in follicle development and ovulation

(2008) H.-Y. Fan et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Amphiregulin is much more abundantly expressed than transforming growth factor-alpha and epidermal growth factor in human follicular fluid obtained from patients undergoing in vitro fertilization–embryo transfer

(2008) Yoshihito Inoue et al.   FERTILITY AND STERILITY

Sequential exposure of porcine cumulus cells to FSH and/or LH is critical for appropriate expression of steroidogenic and ovulation-related genes that impact oocyte maturation in vivo and in vitro

(2008) Ikkou Kawashima et al.   REPRODUCTION

Gene expression profiling of bovine preovulatory follicles: gonadotropin surge and prostanoid-dependent up-regulation of genes potentially linked to the ovulatory process

(2008) Qinglei Li et al.   REPRODUCTION

Validation of HB-EGF and amphiregulin as targets for human cancer therapy

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