Female Aging Alters Expression of Human Cumulus Cells Genes that Are Essential for Oocyte Quality

Impact of female aging is an important issue in human reproduction. There was a need for an extensive analysis of age impact on transcriptome profile of cumulus cells (CCs) to link oocyte quality and developmental potential with patient’s age. CCs from patients of three age groups were analyzed indi...

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Main Authors: Tamadir Al-Edani, Said Assou, Alice Ferrières, Sophie Bringer Deutsch, Anna Gala, Charles-Henri Lecellier, Ounissa Aït-Ahmed, Samir Hamamah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/964614