Transporting cumulus complexes using novel meiotic arresting conditions permits maintenance of oocyte developmental competence

Extending prematuration with cAMP modulators enhances the cumulus contribution to oocyte antioxidant defence and oocyte quality via gap junctions

(2016) H.J. Li et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION

The in-vitro effects of cAMP and cGMP modulators on inter-cellular dye transfer and gene expression levels in rat cumulus cell – oocyte complexes

(2016) Kelly A. Campen et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

Oocyte maturation: gamete-somatic cells interactions, meiotic resumption, cytoskeletal dynamics and cytoplasmic reorganization

(2015) Giovanni Coticchio et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION UPDATE

Gap junction connexins in female reproductive organs: implications for women's reproductive health

(2015) Elke Winterhager et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION UPDATE

Chromatin remodelling and histonemRNA accumulation in bovine germinal vesicle oocytes

(2015) R. Labrecque et al.   MOLECULAR REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

Evaluation of the simulated physiological oocyte maturation system for improving bovine in vitro embryo production

(2015) A.L.S. Guimarães et al.   THERIOGENOLOGY

Effect of C-Type Natriuretic Peptide on Maturation and Developmental Competence of Goat Oocytes Matured In Vitro

(2015) Junhong Zhang et al.   PLoS One

Natriuretic Peptide Precursor C Delays Meiotic Resumption and Sustains Gap Junction-Mediated Communication in Bovine Cumulus-Enclosed Oocytes1

(2014) Federica Franciosi et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

New Elements in the C-Type Natriuretic Peptide Signaling Pathway Inhibiting Swine In Vitro Oocyte Meiotic Resumption1

(2014) Nicolas Santiquet et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

DPPA3 prevents cytosine hydroxymethylation of the maternal pronucleus and is required for normal development in bovine embryos

(2014) Azizollah Bakhtari et al.   Epigenetics

Aging-related Changes in In Vitro-matured Bovine Oocytes: Oxidative Stress, Mitochondrial Activity and ATP Content After Nuclear Maturation

(2014) Keisuke KOYAMA et al.   JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

Amphiregulin co-operates with bone morphogenetic protein 15 to increase bovine oocyte developmental competence: effects on gap junction-mediated metabolite supply

(2014) Satoshi Sugimura et al.   MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Pre-maturation with cAMP modulators in conjunction with EGF-like peptides during in vitro maturation enhances mouse oocyte developmental competence

(2014) D. Richani et al.   MOLECULAR REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

In vitro maturation: a committee opinion

(2013)   FERTILITY AND STERILITY

Heparin and cAMP modulators interact during pre-in vitro maturation to affect mouse and human oocyte meiosis and developmental competence

(2013) H.-t. Zeng et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Role of gap junction-mediated communications in regulating large-scale chromatin configuration remodeling and embryonic developmental competence acquisition in fully grown bovine oocyte

(2013) Valentina Lodde et al.   JOURNAL OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTION AND GENETICS

The road to maturation: somatic cell interaction and self-organization of the mammalian oocyte

(2013) Rong Li et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Maturation Environment and Impact on Subsequent Developmental Competence of Bovine Oocytes

(2013) C Wrenzycki et al.   REPRODUCTION IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS

Luteinizing hormone reduces the activity of the NPR2 guanylyl cyclase in mouse ovarian follicles, contributing to the cyclic GMP decrease that promotes resumption of meiosis in oocytes

(2012) Jerid W. Robinson et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

In vitro maturation or in vitro fertilization for women with polycystic ovaries? A case–control study of 194 treatment cycles

(2012) Anne-Sophie Gremeau et al.   FERTILITY AND STERILITY

NPPC/NPR2 signaling is essential for oocyte meiotic arrest and cumulus oophorus formation during follicular development in the mouse ovary

(2012) Chiyo Kiyosu et al.   REPRODUCTION

IVF versus ICSI for the fertilization of in-vitro matured human oocytes

(2012) M. Walls et al.   REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE ONLINE

Estradiol Promotes and Maintains Cumulus Cell Expression of Natriuretic Peptide Receptor 2 (NPR2) and Meiotic Arrest in Mouse OocytesIn Vitro

(2011) Meijia Zhang et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Pre-ovulatory LH/hCG surge decreases C-type natriuretic peptide secretion by ovarian granulosa cells to promote meiotic resumption of pre-ovulatory oocytes

(2011) K. Kawamura et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Recent insights into oocyte - follicle cell interactions provide opportunities for the development of new approaches to in vitro maturation

(2011) Robert B. Gilchrist   REPRODUCTION FERTILITY AND DEVELOPMENT

The Promise of in Vitro Maturation in Assisted Reproduction and Fertility Preservation

(2011) Johan Smitz et al.   SEMINARS IN REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE

Simulated physiological oocyte maturation (SPOM): a novel in vitro maturation system that substantially improves embryo yield and pregnancy outcomes

(2010) F. K. Albuz et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Granulosa Cell Ligand NPPC and Its Receptor NPR2 Maintain Meiotic Arrest in Mouse Oocytes

(2010) M. Zhang et al.   SCIENCE

Effect of in vitro maturation of mouse oocytes on the health and lifespan of adult offspring

(2009) J.J. Eppig et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Assessment of a new in vitro maturation system for mouse and human cumulus-enclosed oocytes: three-dimensional prematuration culture in the presence of a phosphodiesterase 3-inhibitor

(2009) L. Vanhoutte et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Effects of cilostamide and forskolin on the meiotic resumption and embryonic development of immature human oocytes

(2008) Y.-m. Shu et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Prematuration of human denuded oocytes in a three-dimensional co-culture system: effects on meiosis progression and developmental competence

(2008) L. Vanhoutte et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION