Science · 1979 · 121 citations · 14 references
Life SciencesCell BiologyEndocrinologyCell JunctionsReproductive BiologyReproductive EndocrinologyCell-cell JunctionsGap JunctionsIntercellular CommunicationOogenesisOvarian FunctionTight JunctionsFluorescent Dye LabelingFluorescent LabelingFollicle-stimulating Hormone SignalingFollicular StructureHeterotypic Gap JunctionsOvarian Follicle PhysiologyOvulatory Mechanisms
Junctions between Xenopus laevis oocytes and follicle cells have been identified as gap junctions by the passage of microinjected fluorescent dye from oocytes to follicle cells. The opening or assembly of these junctions, or both, appears to be regulated by gonadotropins.
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