In vitro fertilization (IVF) is currently one of the most effective methods of infertility treatment.
An alternative to commonly used ovarian hyperstimulation can become extracorporeal …

Coordinated regulation of oocyte and ovarian follicular development is essential for fertility.
In particular, the progression of meiosis, a germ cell-specific cell division that reduces the …

In preovulatory ovarian follicles, the oocyte is maintained in meiotic prophase arrest by
natriuretic peptide precursor C (NPPC) and its receptor natriuretic peptide receptor 2 …

Mammalian oocytes grow and undergo meiosis within ovarian follicles. Fully grown oocytes
are arrested at the first meiotic prophase by a mural granulosa origin “arrester” until a surge …

Mammalian oocytes within Graafian follicles are arrested at prophase I by factors from
surrounding follicle cells, and resume meiosis after an LH surge from the pituitary. The …

Meiosis is of prime importance for successful gametogenesis, and insufficient maintenance
of oocyte meiotic arrest compromises oocyte developmental competence. Recent studies …

C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) and its receptor natriuretic peptide receptor 2 (NPR2) play a
paramount role in the maintenance of oocyte meiotic arrest in antral follicles via the …

In preovulatory ovarian follicles of mice, meiotic prophase arrest in the oocyte is maintained
by cyclic GMP from the surrounding granulosa cells that diffuses into the oocyte through gap …

Natriuretic peptide type C (NPPC) and its cognate receptor natriuretic peptide receptor 2
(NPR2) are essential for maintaining meiotic arrest in mouse oocytes residing in Graafian …

Oocyte meiosis is arrested at prophase I by factors secreted from surrounding somatic cells
after oocytes acquire meiotic competence at an early antral stage, and meiosis resumes in …