The involvement of growth hormone in equine oocyte maturation, receptor localization and steroid production by cumulus–oocyte complexes in vitro

The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effects of equine growth hormone (eGH) on nuclear and cytoplasmic maturation of equine oocytes in vitro, steroid production by cumulus cells, and expression and subcellular localization of eGH-receptors (eGH-R) on equine ovarian follicles. Cumulus–oo...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Research in veterinary science 2013-10, Vol.95 (2), p.667-674
Main Authors: Pereira, G.R., Lorenzo, P.L., Carneiro, G.F., Ball, B.A., Bilodeau-Goeseels, S., Kastelic, J., Pegoraro, L.M.C., Pimentel, C.A., Esteller-Vico, A., Illera, J.C., Granado, G.S., Casey, P., Liu, I.K.M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Cells, Cultured
Cumulus Cells - physiology
Female
Gene Expression Regulation - physiology
Growth hormone
Growth Hormone - metabolism
Growth Hormone - pharmacology
Growth hormone receptor
Growth hormones
Horse
Horses - physiology
In vitro fertilization
In Vitro Oocyte Maturation Techniques
Insulin-like growth factors
Migration
Oocyte maturation
Oocytes - physiology
Protein Transport
Receptors, Somatotropin - genetics
Receptors, Somatotropin - metabolism
RNA, Messenger - genetics
RNA, Messenger - metabolism
Steroidogenesis
Steroids - metabolism
Veterinary medicine
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effects of equine growth hormone (eGH) on nuclear and cytoplasmic maturation of equine oocytes in vitro, steroid production by cumulus cells, and expression and subcellular localization of eGH-receptors (eGH-R) on equine ovarian follicles. Cumulus–oocyte complexes (COCs) were recovered by aspirating follicles
ISSN:0034-5288
1532-2661
DOI:10.1016/j.rvsc.2013.06.024