Regulation of mouse oocyte meiotic maturation: Implication of a decrease in oocyte cAMP and protein dephosphorylation in commitment to resume meiosis
Schultz R, Montgomery R, Belanoff J. Regulation of mouse oocyte meiotic maturation: Implication of a decrease in oocyte cAMP and protein dephosphorylation in commitment to resume meiosis. Developmental Biology 1983, 97: 264-273. PMID: 6189752, DOI: 10.1016/0012-1606(83)90085-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGerminal vesicle breakdownOocyte cAMPResumption of meiosisOocyte cAMP concentrationMeiotic maturationCumulus cell-oocyte complexesLevels of cAMPCAMP phosphodiesterase inhibitorDbcAMP-containing mediumAntral folliclesPreovulatory antral folliclesPhosphodiesterase inhibitorOocyte meiotic maturationCumulus cellsMouse oocyte meiotic maturationCAMP levelsVesicle breakdownCAMP concentrationDibutyryl cAMPBiochemical changesIBMXPeriod of timePossible roleFolliclesOocytes