Theriogenology
Volume 73, Issue 8 , Pages 1096-1103 , May 2010

The role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in mouse oocyte maturation in vitro involves activation of protein kinase B

  • L. Zhang

      Affiliations

    • Family Planning Research Institute and Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, PR China
    • ,
  • Y. Liang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Social Medicine, Public Health School, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, PR China
    • ,
  • Y. Liu

      Affiliations

    • Family Planning Research Institute and Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, PR China
    • ,
  • C.-L. Xiong

      Affiliations

    • Family Planning Research Institute and Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, PR China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +86 27 83692651; fax: +86 27 83692651.

Received 13 July 2009 ,Revised 24 December 2009 ,Accepted 9 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2010.01.009

Theriogenology
Volume 73, Issue 8 , Pages 1096-1103 , May 2010

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