The arrest of meiotic prophase in mouse oocytes within antral follicles requires the G protein
Gs and an orphan member of the G protein–coupled receptor family, GPR3. To determine …

The maintenance of meiotic prophase arrest in fully grown vertebrate oocytes depends on
the activity of a Gs G-protein that activates adenylyl cyclase and elevates cAMP, and in the …

The maintenance of meiotic prophase arrest in mouse oocytes within fully grown follicles,
prior to the surge of luteinizing hormone (LH) that triggers meiotic resumption, depends on a …

In mammalian oocytes, the maintenance of meiotic prophase I arrest prior to the surge of LH
that stimulates meiotic maturation depends on a high level of cAMP within the oocyte. In …

In mammalian and amphibian oocytes, the meiotic arrest at the G2/M transition is dependent
on cAMP regulation. Because genetic inactivation of a phosphodiesterase expressed in …

Oocytes are held in meiotic arrest in prophase I until ovulation, when gonadotropins trigger a
subpopulation of oocytes to resume meiosis in a process termed “maturation.” Meiotic arrest …

The arrest of meiotic prophase in mammalian oocytes within fully grown follicles is
dependent on cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) regulation. A large part of cAMP is …

Several recent studies have suggested that resumption of oocyte meiosis, indicated by
germinal vesicle breakdown or GVBD, involves inhibition of endogenous heterotrimeric G …

Progesterone-induced Xenopus laevis oocyte maturation is mediated via a plasma
membrane-bound receptor and does not require gene transcription. Evidence from several …

Mammalian oocytes grow and undergo meiosis within ovarian follicles. Oocytes are arrested
at the first meiotic prophase, held in meiotic arrest by the surrounding follicle cells until a …