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List of works by Lesley J Ritter

Aberrant GDF9 expression and activation are associated with common human ovarian disorders.

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Activation of latent human GDF9 by a single residue change (Gly 391 Arg) in the mature domain

scientific article published on 10 January 2012

Amphiregulin co-operates with bone morphogenetic protein 15 to increase bovine oocyte developmental competence: effects on gap junction-mediated metabolite supply.

scientific article published on 19 February 2014

Androgens augment the mitogenic effects of oocyte-secreted factors and growth differentiation factor 9 on porcine granulosa cells.

scientific article published on 22 June 2005

Bone morphogenetic protein 15 in the pro-mature complex form enhances bovine oocyte developmental competence

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Comparison of oocyte factors and transforming growth factor-beta in the regulation of DNA synthesis in bovine granulosa cells.

scientific article published in March 2003

Cumulin, an Oocyte-secreted Heterodimer of the Transforming Growth Factor-β Family, Is a Potent Activator of Granulosa Cells and Improves Oocyte Quality

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Differences in the participation of TGFB superfamily signalling pathways mediating porcine and murine cumulus cell expansion.

scientific article published on 6 September 2011

Effects of differing oocyte-secreted factors during mouse in vitro maturation on subsequent embryo and fetal development

scientific article published on 11 January 2014

Effects of ovarian stimulation, with and without human chorionic gonadotrophin, on oocyte meiotic and developmental competence in the marmoset monkey (Callithrix jacchus).

scientific article published on 21 August 2007

Gray level Co-occurrence Matrices (GLCM) to assess microstructural and textural changes in pre-implantation embryos.

scientific article published on 13 July 2016

Growth differentiation factor 9 signaling requires ERK1/2 activity in mouse granulosa and cumulus cells.

scientific article published on 24 August 2010

Heparin and cAMP modulators interact during pre-in vitro maturation to affect mouse and human oocyte meiosis and developmental competence.

scientific article published on 4 April 2013

Immunoneutralization of growth differentiation factor 9 reveals it partially accounts for mouse oocyte mitogenic activity.

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Mode of oocyte maturation affects EGF-like peptide function and oocyte competence.

scientific article published on 16 April 2013

Modifications of human growth differentiation factor 9 to improve the generation of embryos from low competence oocytes.

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Oocyte expression, secretion and somatic cell interaction of mouse bone morphogenetic protein 15 during the peri-ovulatory period

scientific article published on 19 February 2014

Oocyte induction of EGF responsiveness in somatic cells is associated with the acquisition of porcine oocyte developmental competence.

scientific article published on 7 April 2015

Promotion of EGF receptor signaling improves the quality of low developmental competence oocytes.

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Rationally Designed Probe for Reversible Sensing of Zinc and Application in Cells

scientific article published on 27 September 2017

Role of oocyte-secreted growth differentiation factor 9 in the regulation of mouse cumulus expansion.

scientific article published on 10 March 2005