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Role of oocyte-secreted factors in prevention of cumulus cell apoptosis and enhancement of oocyte developmental competence.
Paracrine factors secreted by the oocyte (oocyte-secreted factors, OSFs) regulate a broad range of cumulus cell functions. The capacity of oocytes to regulate their own microenvironment by OSFs may in turn contribute to oocyte developmental competence. The aim of this thesis was to examine whether …