In this study we have examined the meiosis‐inducing influence of adenosine analogs in
mouse oocytes. When a varied group of nucleosides and nucleotides were tested on …

Glucose, lactate, and pyruvate (the substrate triad), gonadotropins, serum, and amino acids
were tested on maturation of cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) using a simple defined …

In the present study, we have examined how differential distribution of cyclic adenosine 5′-
monophosphate (cAMP)-dependent protein kinase isozymes within the mouse oocyte …

The nature and functions of the chemical signals involved in the acquisition of competence
to resume meiosis, and the maintenance of meiotic arrest in antral follicles are the subjects …

Experiments were performed to determine if elevation of cumulus cell cAMP results in an
increase in mouse oocyte cAMP while the heterologous gap junctions were intact. Both …

The effect of the different follicular cell types on resumption of meiosis was studied during
stimulation with FSH. Cumulus enclosed oocytes (CEO), denuded oocytes (DO), and …

This study was undertaken to analyse the time relationships between breakdown of
communication in the cumulus-oocyte complex and reinitiation of meiosis in the oocyte. In …

In contrast to fully grown mouse oocytes, growing oocytes released from their preantral
follicles are not capable of resuming meiosis spontaneously. However, when these denuded …

Oocytes secrete soluble factors that regulate the growth and differentiation of follicular cells,
including maintenance of the distinctive cumulus cell phenotype. This study determines …

Supplementation of in-vitro maturation medium with reagents that inhibit meiotic resumption
whilst supporting normal function of cumulus cell–oocyte complexes (COC) is challenging …