Evidence of melatonin synthesis in the cumulus oocyte complexes and its role in enhancing oocyte maturation in vitro in cattle

Melatonin is a multifunctional molecule that mediates several circadian and seasonal reproductive processes. The exact role of melatonin in modulating reproduction, however, is not fully understood—especially its effects on the ovarian follicles and oocytes. This study was conducted to investigate t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Molecular reproduction and development 2011-04, Vol.78 (4), p.250-262
Hauptverfasser: El-Raey, Mohamed, Geshi, Masaya, Somfai, Tamás, Kaneda, Masahiro, Hirako, Makoto, Abdel-Ghaffar, Alaa E., Sosa, Gamal A., El-Roos, Mahmoud E.A. Abou, Nagai, Takashi
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