In-vitro maturation, fertilization and embryo development of immature oocytes from early preantral follicles from prepuberal mice in a simplified culture system

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2656-2666

  Cortvrindt, R ^a   Smitz, J ^a   Van Steirteghem, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUVAIN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Follicle; In vitro; Maturation; Mouse; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; INHIBIN; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATRESIA; BLASTOCYST; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GRANULOSA CELL; HISTOLOGY; HISTOMETRY; HORMONE RELEASE; MEIOSIS; METAPHASE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; PREPUBERTY; PROGESTERONE RELEASE; THECA CELL; TISSUE CULTURE;

EID: 0030454751     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019188     Document Type: Article

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