William J. Larsen

Functional significance of cumulus expansion in the mouse: Roles for the preovulatory synthesis of hyaluronic acid within the cumulus mass

L. Chen, Paul T. Russell, William J. Larsen · Molecular Reproduction and Development · 1993 · 288 citations

Identification of a factor in fetal bovine serum that stabilizes the cumulus extracellular matrix. A role for a member of the inter-alpha-trypsin inhibitor family.

L Chen, S.J. Mao, William J. Larsen · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1992 · 212 citations · Full text

Oocyte, Immunology, Fetal Bovine Serum +19

A dramatic loss of cumulus cell gap junctions is correlated with germinal vesicle breakdown in rat oocytes

William J. Larsen, Susan E. Wert, George D. Brunner · Developmental Biology · 1986 · 197 citations

Oocyte, Developmental Biology, Oogenesis +12

Evidence for the participation of actin microfilaments and bristle coats in the internalization of gap junction membrane.

William J. Larsen, H. N. Tung, Sandra Murray et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology · 1979 · 177 citations · Full text

Gap Junction Vesicles, Cell Adhesion, Coated Vesicles +19

Proteins of the inter-alpha-trypsin inhibitor family stabilize the cumulus extracellular matrix through their direct binding with hyaluronic acid.

L Chen, Shuqi Mao, L. McLean et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1994 · 155 citations · Full text

Cumulus Mass, Cell Adhesion, Immunology +18