Reproductive BioMedicine Online
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 35-41 , January 2010

Akt expression in mouse oocytes matured in vivo and in vitro

  • Sandra Cecconi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Sciences, University of L’Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Gianna Rossi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Sciences, University of L’Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
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  • Adriana Santilli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Sciences, University of L’Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
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  • Leonardo Di Stefano

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of L’Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
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  • Yumi Hoshino

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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  • Eimei Sato

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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  • Maria Grazia Palmerini

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Sciences, University of L’Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
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  • Guido Macchiarelli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Sciences, University of L’Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy

Received 24 April 2009 ,Revised 21 May 2009 ,Accepted 7 October 2009.

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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.

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doi: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2009.10.011

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