Mutation in the protease cleavage site ofGDF9increases ovulation rate and litter size in heterozygous ewes and causes infertility in homozygous ewes

A missense mutation in growth differentiation factor 9 (GDF9) is strongly associated with litter size in sheep

(2013) Dag I Våge et al.   BMC GENETICS

The fate of granulosa cells following premature oocyte loss and the development of ovarian cancers

(2013) Janet L. Pitman et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Using sheep lines with mutations in single genes to better understand ovarian function

(2013) Jennifer L Juengel et al.   REPRODUCTION

Genome-Wide Association Studies Identify Two Novel BMP15 Mutations Responsible for an Atypical Hyperprolificacy Phenotype in Sheep

(2013) Julie Demars et al.   PLoS Genetics

Predicting the Functional Effect of Amino Acid Substitutions and Indels

(2012) Yongwook Choi et al.   PLoS One

Effects of species differences on oocyte regulation of granulosa cell function

(2012) Jia Yi Lin et al.   REPRODUCTION

Influence of follicular fluid GDF9 and BMP15 on embryo quality

(2011) Funda Gode et al.   FERTILITY AND STERILITY

A new polymorphism in the Growth and Differentiation Factor 9 (GDF9) gene is associated with increased ovulation rate and prolificacy in homozygous sheep

(2010) B. D. M. Silva et al.   ANIMAL GENETICS

The Role of Oocyte-Secreted Factors GDF9 and BMP15 in Follicular Development and Oogenesis

(2010) Fernanda Paulini et al.   REPRODUCTION IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS

Homozygosity for a single base-pair mutation in the oocyte-specific GDF9 gene results in sterility in Thoka sheep

(2009) Linda Nicol et al.   REPRODUCTION

A deletion in the bone morphogenetic protein 15 gene causes sterility and increased prolificacy in Rasa Aragonesa sheep

(2008) A. Martinez-Royo et al.   ANIMAL GENETICS

A 17bp deletion in the Bone Morphogenetic Protein 15 (BMP15) gene is associated to increased prolificacy in the Rasa Aragonesa sheep breed

(2008) Luis V. Monteagudo et al.   ANIMAL REPRODUCTION SCIENCE

Postnatal uterine development in Inverdale ewe lambs

(2008) Kanako Hayashi et al.   REPRODUCTION