0 the process of becoming completely developed mentally or emotionally
1 the process of a market , industry, etc. no longer growing as fast as it did when it was new:
2 the process of becoming completely developed mentally or emotionally
3 the process of becoming completely grown physically
4 a stage in the development of a market, industry, etc. when it is no longer growing as fast as it did when it was new:
Like the effects of cumulus cells, serum not only prevented zona hardening but also promoted cytoplasmic maturation.
The aim of this study was to determine the influence of cumulus cells and serum on cytoplasmic maturation.
In conclusion, the results of this study suggest a positive paracrine effect of co-cultured cumulus cells on meiotic maturation.
Induction of maturation in cumulus cell-enclosed mouse oocytes by follicle stimulating hormone and epidermal growth factor: evidence for a positive stimulus of somatic cell origin.
Both coupling and oocyte maturation were assayed at 2 h intervals up to 6 h of culture.
The significant differences between experimental groups in the percentage of oocytes reaching the various stages of nuclear maturation are indicated by different superscripts.
As regards the action of insulin on oocytes, there exist contradictory reports concerning its effect on nuclear maturation.
After every 48 h in culture, 0.3 ml of the maturation medium was replaced with fresh medium.
