Promotion of Ovarian Follicle Growth following mTOR Activation: Synergistic Effects of AKT Stimulators

Yuan Cheng; Jaehong Kim; Xiao Xiao Li; Aaron J. Hsueh

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0117769

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Promotion of Ovarian Follicle Growth following mTOR Activation: Synergistic Effects of AKT Stimulators

Yuan Cheng,

Affiliation Program of Reproductive and Stem Cell Biology, Department of Ob/Gyn, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States of America
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Jaehong Kim,

Affiliation Program of Reproductive and Stem Cell Biology, Department of Ob/Gyn, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States of America
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Xiao Xiao Li,

Affiliation Program of Reproductive and Stem Cell Biology, Department of Ob/Gyn, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States of America
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Aaron J. Hsueh

* E-mail: aaron.hsueh@stanford.edu

Affiliation Program of Reproductive and Stem Cell Biology, Department of Ob/Gyn, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States of America
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Promotion of Ovarian Follicle Growth following mTOR Activation: Synergistic Effects of AKT Stimulators

Yuan Cheng,
Jaehong Kim,
Xiao Xiao Li,
Aaron J. Hsueh

Published: February 24, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0117769

About the Authors

Yuan Cheng

Affiliation Program of Reproductive and Stem Cell Biology, Department of Ob/Gyn, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States of America

Jaehong Kim

Affiliation Program of Reproductive and Stem Cell Biology, Department of Ob/Gyn, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States of America

Xiao Xiao Li

Affiliation Program of Reproductive and Stem Cell Biology, Department of Ob/Gyn, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States of America

Aaron J. Hsueh

* E-mail: aaron.hsueh@stanford.edu

Affiliation Program of Reproductive and Stem Cell Biology, Department of Ob/Gyn, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: YC AH. Performed the experiments: YC JK XXL. Analyzed the data: YC JK XXL AH. Wrote the paper: YC AH.

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