Prophase I Arrest of Mouse Oocytes Mediated by Natriuretic Peptide Precursor C Requires GJA1 (connexin-43) and GJA4 (connexin-37) Gap Junctions in the Antral Follicle and Cumulus-Oocyte Complex1

Manipulating Connexin Communication Channels: Use of Peptidomimetics and the Translational Outputs

(2012) W. Howard Evans et al.   JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE BIOLOGY

Electrophysiology of Single and Aggregate Cx43 Hemichannels

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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

Epidermal growth factor receptor kinase activity is required for gap junction closure and for part of the decrease in ovarian follicle cGMP in response to LH

(2010) Rachael P Norris et al.   REPRODUCTION

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

(2010) M. Zhang et al.   SCIENCE

HCO3−/Cl− Exchange Inactivation and Reactivation during Mouse Oocyte Meiosis Correlates with MEK/MAPK-Regulated Ae2 Plasma Membrane Localization

(2009) Chenxi Zhou et al.   PLoS One

Properties of gap junction blockers and their behavioural, cognitive and electrophysiological effects: Animal and human studies

(2009) Grzegorz R. Juszczak et al.   PROGRESS IN NEURO-PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

Luteinizing hormone causes MAP kinase-dependent phosphorylation and closure of connexin 43 gap junctions in mouse ovarian follicles: one of two paths to meiotic resumption

(2008) R. P. Norris et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Oocyte-directed depletion of connexin43 using the Cre-LoxP system leads to subfertility in female mice

(2007) Eran Gershon et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Gap junctions in the ovary: Expression, localization and function

(2007) Eran Gershon et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY