"Cumulus Cells" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The granulosa cells of the cumulus oophorus which surround the OVUM in the GRAAFIAN FOLLICLE. At OVULATION they are extruded with OVUM.
| Descriptor ID |
D054885
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A05.360.319.114.630.535.200.500 A06.407.312.497.535.300.500 A11.382.812.500 A11.436.329.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Cumulus Cells- Cumulus Cells
- Cell, Cumulus
- Cells, Cumulus
- Cumulus Cell
- Granulosa Cells, Cumulus
- Cumulus Granulosa Cells
- Cell, Cumulus Granulosa
- Cells, Cumulus Granulosa
- Cumulus Granulosa Cell
- Granulosa Cell, Cumulus
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cumulus Cells" by people in Profiles.
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Current perspectives on in vitro maturation and its effects on oocyte genetic and epigenetic profiles. Sci China Life Sci. 2018 06; 61(6):633-643.
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Inducible nitric oxide synthase and heme oxygenase 1 are expressed in human cumulus cells and may be used as biomarkers of oocyte competence. Reprod Sci. 2014 Nov; 21(11):1370-7.