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Progesterone Receptor-Induced Gene Expression in Primary Mouse Granulosa Cell Cultures1

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Successful Piglet Production in a Chemically Defined System for In-vitro Production of Porcine Embryos: Dibutyryl Cyclic AMP and Epidermal Growth Factor-family Peptides Support In-vitro Maturation of Oocytes in the Absence of Gonadotropins

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Development of functional LH Receptors on pig cumulus-oocyte complexes cultured in vitro by a novel two-step culture system

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Epiregulin can effectively mature isolated cumulus–oocyte complexes, but fails as a substitute for the hCG/epidermal growth factor stimulus on cultured follicles

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

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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

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Potential involvement of EGF-like growth factors and phosphodiesterases in initiation of equine oocyte maturation

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