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oocyte maturation

Known as: maturation oocyte 
A developmental process, independent of morphogenetic (shape) change, that is required for an oocyte to attain its fully functional state. Oocyte… 
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oocyte development
regulation of oocyte maturation

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Review
2008
Review
2008
Regulation of oocyte maturation in fish
A period of oocyte growth is followed by a process called oocyte maturation (the resumption of meiosis) which occurs prior to… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Oxidative stress impairs oocyte quality and melatonin protects oocytes from free radical damage and improves fertilization rate
Abstract:  We investigated the relationship between oxidative stress and poor oocyte quality and whether the antioxidant… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Focus on Meiosis Stops and starts in mammalian oocytes: recent advances in understanding the regulation of meiotic arrest and oocyte maturation
Mammalian oocytes grow and undergo meiosis within ovarian follicles. Oocytes are arrested at the first meiotic prophase, held in… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Cloning, expression, and characterization of a membrane progestin receptor and evidence it is an intermediary in meiotic maturation of fish oocytes
The structures of membrane receptors mediating rapid, nongenomic actions of steroids have not been identified. We describe the… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Consequences of bovine oocyte maturation, fertilization or early embryo development in vitro versus in vivo: Implications for blastocyst yield and blastocyst quality
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of bovine oocyte maturation, fertilization or culture in vivo or in vitro on the… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
A Sperm Cytoskeletal Protein That Signals Oocyte Meiotic Maturation and Ovulation
Caenorhabditis elegans oocytes, like those of most animals, arrest during meiotic prophase. Sperm promote the resumption of… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Control of oocyte maturation in sexually mature Drosophila females.
In many sexually mature insects egg production and oviposition are tightly coupled to copulation. Sex-Peptide is a 36-amino-acid… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
On the control of oocyte meiotic maturation and ovulation in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Prior to fertilization, oocytes undergo meiotic maturation (cell cycle progression) and ovulation (expulsion from the ovary). To… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Stages of oocyte development in the zebrafish, Brachydanio rerio
Oocyte development has been divided into five stages in the zebrafish Brachydanio rerio, based on morphological criteria and on… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Cytoplasmic control of nuclear behavior during meiotic maturation of frog oocytes.
Fully grown oocytes of the frog (Rana pipiens) undergo cytoplasmic and nuclear maturation when treated with progesterone after… 
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