title: Expression of bone morphogenetic protein-15 in human oocyte and cumulus granulosa cells primed with recombinant follicle-stimulating hormone followed by human chorionic gonadotropin.
abstract: Bone morphogenetic protein-15 is expressed in oocytes and cumulus granulosa cells. It may play an important role in the hCG-induced oocyte final maturation and corpus luteum (CL) formation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yongjian
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Shuyun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qiao
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lian
authors.forename: Xiaoying
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zheng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D055430:Bone Morphogenetic Protein 15 / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D054885:Cumulus Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006107:Granulosa Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D054315:Oocyte Retrieval; D009865:Oocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: C525901:BMP15 protein, human; D055430:Bone Morphogenetic Protein 15; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone