Open AccessPhysiology of meiosis-activating sterol: endogenous formation and mode of action
Author(s) -
C. Grøndahl,
J. Breinholt,
Philip Wahl,
Akilah B. Murray,
Thomas Hansen,
I. Faerge,
Carsten E. Stidsen,
Kirsten Raun,
Christa HegeleHartung
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/deg028
Subject(s) - oocyte , microinjection , endocrinology , medicine , follicular fluid , biology , context (archaeology) , meiosis , endogeny , andrology , microbiology and biotechnology , embryo , biochemistry , paleontology , gene
In the context of mammalian oocyte maturation, it has been suggested that intermediates of cholesterol biosynthesis may represent the physiological signal that instructs the oocyte to reinitiate meiosis.
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