Figure 4From: Cumulus expansion, nuclear maturation and connexin 43, cyclooxygenase-2 and FSH receptor mRNA expression in equine cumulus-oocyte complexes cultured in vitro in the presence of FSH and precursors for hyaluronic acid synthesisConnexin 43 (A), FSH receptor (B) and GAPDH (C) mRNA expression in equine cumulus cells as detected by RT-PCR. Lane 1: 5 compact cumulus cells from medium containing FCS, lane 2: 5 compact cumulus cells from control medium, lane 3: 3 compact cumulus cells from medium containing 5 μg/ml FSH, lane 4: 4 compact cumulus cells from medium containing 1 μg/ml FSH, lane 5: 3 compact cumulus cells from medium containing 0.5 μg/ml FSH, lane 6: 6 compact cumulus cells from medium containing 0.1 μg/ml FSH, lane 7: 6 expanded cumulus cells from medium containing FCS, lane 8: 3 expanded cumulus cells from control medium, lane 9: 3 expanded cumulus cells from medium containing 5 μg/ml FSH, lane 10: 3 expanded cumulus cells from medium containing 1 μg/ml FSH, lane 11: 5 expanded cumulus cells from medium containing 0.5 μg/ml FSH, lane 12: 9 expanded cumulus cells from medium containing 0.1 μg/ml FSH, lane 13: H2O.Back to article page