Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich LLP
Use of growth differentiation factor-9 (GDF-9) to inhibit oocyte maturation
 Growth differentiation factor-9 (GDF-9) is disclosed along with its polynucleotide sequence and amino acid sequence. Also disclosed is a method for inhibiting oocyte maturation using GDF-9 inhibitors or by inducing an immune response to GDF-9 polypeptide or fragments thereof. 
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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