Cumulus Cells Accelerate Aging of Mouse Oocytes1

An improved culture medium supports development of random-bred 1-cell mouse embryos in vitro

1989 • 1,119 citations

Activation of mammalian oocytes by intracellular injection of calcium

1978 • 582 citations

Interactions between Somatic Cells and Germ Cells Throughout Mammalian Oogenesis1

1990 • 510 citations

Minireview: Functions of the cumulus oophorus during oocyte maturation, ovulation, and fertilization

2002 • 484 citations

Intercommunication between mammalian oocytes and companion somatic cells

1991 • 456 citations

Intercellular communication between granulosa cells and mouse oocytes: Existence and possible nutritional role during oocyte growth

1982 • 287 citations

The relationship between cumulus cell-oocyte coupling, oocyte meiotic maturation, and cumulus expansion

1982 • 282 citations

Role of Cumulus Cells and Serum on the In Vitro Maturation, Fertilization, and Subsequent Development of Rat Oocytes1

1989 • 223 citations

Mouse oocytes gradually develop the capacity for activation during the metaphase II arrest

1989 • 214 citations

Spontaneous Activation of Ovulated Mouse Eggs: Time-dependent Effects on M-phase Exit, Cortical Granule Exocytosis, Maternal Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Recruitment, and Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate Sensitivity1

1997 • 195 citations

Mechanisms underlying oocyte activation and postovulatory ageing

2002 • 186 citations

Cytoskeletal organization in fresh, aged and spontaneously activated human oocytes

1988 • 180 citations

Age dependence of bovine oocyte activation

1989 • 177 citations

Developmental capability of denuded bovine oocyte in a Co‐culture system with intact cumulus‐oocyte complexes: Role of cumulus cells, cyclic adenosine 3′,5′‐monophosphate, and glutathione

2005 • 175 citations

Maturation/M-Phase Promoting Factor: A Regulator of Aging in Porcine Oocytes1

2000 • 174 citations

Fertilizable life of golden hamster ova and their morphological changes at the time of losing fertilizability

1961 • 172 citations

Precocious loss of cortical granules during mouse oocyte meiotic maturation and correlation with an egg-induced modification of the zona pellucida

1990 • 168 citations

Parthenogenesis and cytoskeletal organization in ageing mouse eggs

1986 • 167 citations

Intracellular Calcium Oscillations Signal Apoptosis Rather than Activation in In Vitro Aged Mouse Eggs1

2002 • 164 citations

Parthenogenetic activation of cattle follicular oocytes in vitro with ethanol

1987 • 141 citations

Fetuin Inhibits Zona Pellucida Hardening and Conversion of ZP2 to ZPZ during Spontaneous Mouse Oocyte Maturation in Vitro in the Absence of Serum1

1990 • 134 citations

Dynamics of Maturation-Promoting Factor and its Constituent Proteins during in Vitro Maturation of Bovine Oocytes1

1997 • 134 citations

Mechanisms of Amino Acid Uptake in Cumulus-Enclosed Mouse Oocytes

1983 • 128 citations

Long-Term Effects of Postovulatory Aging of Mouse Oocytes on Offspring: A Two-Generational Study1

1999 • 122 citations

The involvement of calcium in the activation of mammalian oocytes

1978 • 119 citations

Morphological changes in mouse eggs due to aging in the fallopian tube

1971 • 119 citations

Serum maintains the fertilizability of mouse oocytes matured in vitro by preventing hardening of the zona pellucida

1986 • 119 citations

Changes in the Distribution of Mouse Oocyte Cortical Granules and Ability to Undergo the Cortical Reaction during Gonadotropin-stimulated Meiotic Maturation and Aging in Vivo1

1990 • 115 citations

Decrease of histone H1 kinase activity in relation to parthenogenetic activation of pig follicular oocytes matured and aged in vitro

1995 • 113 citations

Effects of cumulus cell density during in vitro maturation on the developmental competence of bovine oocytes

1998 • 112 citations

Developmental change in follicular cell‐enhanced amino acid uptake into mouse oocytes that depends on intact gap junctions and transport system gly

1990 • 104 citations

Cytoskeletal alteration in aged porcine oocytes and parthenogenesis

1996 • 100 citations

The microtubular cytoskeleton and chromosomes of unfertilized human oocytes aged in vitro

1988 • 97 citations

Activation of protein kinase C after fertilization is required for remodeling the mouse egg into the zygote

1997 • 94 citations

Postovulatory Aging of Oocytes Decreases Reproductive Fitness and Longevity of Offspring1

2002 • 84 citations

Cytoskeletal alteration in aged porcine oocytes and parthenogenesis

1996 • 83 citations

Intracellular CA²⁺ response of rabbit oocytes to electrical stimulation

1992 • 83 citations

Effects of egg aging on in vitro fertilization and first cleavage division in the hamster

1983 • 67 citations

In Vitro Culture Retards Spontaneous Activation of Cell Cycle Progression and Cortical Granule Exocytosis That Normally Occur in In Vivo UnfertilizedMouse Eggs1

1998 • 53 citations

Fate of the first polar bodies in mouse oocytes

2004 • 48 citations

Cortical reaction and zona hardening in mouse oocytes following exposure to ethanol

1985 • 48 citations

Aging of mouse eggs in vivo and in vitro

1980 • 47 citations

Ultrastructural Changes in Rabbit Eggs Aged in Vivo

1974 • 45 citations

An ultrastructural analysis of spontaneous activation of hamster eggs aged in vivo

1974 • 44 citations

A zona biochemical change and spontaneous cortical granule loss in eggs that fail to fertilize in in vitro fertilization

1995 • 38 citations

Parallel pathways of cell cycle control during Xenopus egg activation.

1991 • 34 citations

Effects of post‐treatment with 6‐Dimethylaminopurine (6‐DMAP) on ethanol activation of mouse oocytes at different ages

2004 • 29 citations

An electron microscopic study of mouse eggs matured in vivo and in vitro

1971 • 29 citations

Maturational asynchrony between oocyte cumulus-coronal morphology and nuclear maturity in gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist stimulations

1993 • 28 citations

Effects of granulosa coculture on in-vitro oocyte meiotic maturation within a putatively less competent murine model

2004 • 16 citations

Capacity of mouse oocytes to become activated depends on completion of cytoplasmic but not nuclear meiotic maturation

1995 • 14 citations

[Effect of luteinized granulosa cell conditioned medium on cortical granule of mouse oocytes matured in vitro].

2004 • 2 citations