Follicle microenvironment-associated alterations in gene expression in the mouse oocyte and its polar body.

Fertil Steril. 2013 Jan 8;

Authors: Jiao ZX, Woodruff TK

Nano-Encapsulation of Arsenic Trioxide Enhances Efficacy against Murine Lymphoma Model while Minimizing Its Impact on Ovarian Reserve In Vitro and In Vivo.

PLoS One. 2013;8(3):e58491

Authors: Ahn RW, Barrett SL, Raja MR, Jozefik JK, Spaho L, Chen H, Bally MB, Mazar AP, Avram MJ, Winter JN, Gordon LI, Shea LD, O'Halloran TV, Woodruff TK

Abstract

The maternal-to-zygotic transition: An asynchronous split.

Mol Reprod Dev. 2012 Dec 4;

Authors: Kong BY, Woodruff TK

Abstract

The early cell cycles of preimplantation embryo development are unique in the scheme of mitotic cell proliferation as cell division is not coupled to cell growth, leading to a halving of blastomere volume with each cleavage event. Among the early mouse embryonic divisions, the first two are particularly different, lasting almost twice as long as subsequent divisions. The third cell cycle is marked by the transition of a four-cell embryo into an eight-cell embryo, and represents the first complete cell cycle occurring after activation of the zygotic genome. Mol. Reprod. Dev. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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