Is human oocyte maturation dependent on LH-stimulated accumulation of the epidermal growth factor-like growth factor , amphiregulin?
EGF-like growth factors play a role in critical peri-ovulatory events in humans, and AREG accumulation is a useful marker of gonadotrophin stimulation and oocyte competence.
Our data suggest that rs2283228 and rs2237892 in KCNQ1 are associated with lipid metabolism in a middle-aged Chinese Han population.