One important role of the junctional communication in the ovarian follicle is to mediate
transmission of cAMP, the regulatory signal that maintains the oocyte in meiotic arrest …

The extensively developed network of cell-to-cell communication in the ovarian follicle is
generated by gap junctions. In addition to the transmission of nutrients from the follicular …

The major role of the ovarian follicle is the timely production of a mature fertilizable oocyte.
This mission is accomplished by a gonadotropin-regulated, gap junction-mediated alteration …

The present immunocytochemical study examines in the rat ovary the pattern of expression
of connexin 43 (Cx43), a subunit of gap junctions. Using a well‐characterized specific …

Within the ovarian follicle, communication between granulosa cells and the oocyte via gap
junction channels may be crucial for the determination of whether a given follicle continues …

The expression and localization of gap junction family proteins (connexins) were examined
in nonstimulated and gonadotrophin-stimulated ovarian follicles of immature rats …

In the developing ovarian follicle, the oocyte is separated from the local blood supply by an
increasing number of granulosa cell layers, the cells of the theca externa being the only …

Genetic ablation of connexin37 (Cx37) or connexin43 (Cx43), the two gap junction proteins
expressed by mouse ovarian granulosa cells, has been shown to result in impaired follicle …

Gap junctions that allow the direct communication between cytoplasmic compartments of
neighboring cells are present in a variety of tissues and organs and play pivotal roles in a …

Ovarian granulosa cells are coupled via gap junctions containing connexin43 (Cx43 or α-1
connexin). In the absence of Cx43, granulosa cells stop growing in an early preantral stage …