Akt expression in mouse oocytes matured in vivo and in vitro

Cecconi, Sandra; Rossi, Gianna; Santilli, Adriana; Stefano, Leonardo Di; Hoshino, Yumi; Sato, Eimei; Palmerini, Maria Grazia; Macchiarelli, Guido

doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2009.10.011

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Akt expression in mouse oocytes matured in vivo and in vitro

Sandra Cecconi
- Department of Health Sciences, University of L’Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
- Corresponding author.
Gianna Rossi
- Department of Health Sciences, University of L’Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
Adriana Santilli
- Department of Health Sciences, University of L’Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
Leonardo Di Stefano
- Department of Surgery, University of L’Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
Yumi Hoshino
- Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Eimei Sato
- Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Maria Grazia Palmerini
- Department of Health Sciences, University of L’Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
Guido Macchiarelli
- Department of Health Sciences, University of L’Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy

Received 24 April 2009; received in revised form 21 May 2009; accepted 7 October 2009. published online 07 December 2009.

Declaration: The authors report no financial or commercial conflicts of interest.

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Sandra Cecconi received her degree in Biological Sciences from the University of L’Aquila in 1981. She worked as Assistant Professor of Cell Biology in the Department of Biological Sciences and Technologies, University of L’Aquila from 1983 to 1999. Since 2000, Dr. Cecconi has been Associate Professor of Cell Biology in the Department of Health Sciences, University of L’Aquila. Her major scientific interests focus on the biology of reproduction, with particular regard to oocyte development in vitro and cryopreservation of oocytes and follicles.