Pretreatment with follicle stimulating hormone promotes the numbers of human oocytes reaching metaphase II by in-vitro maturation

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 3132-3138

  Wynn, P ^a   Picton, H M ^b   Krapez, J A ^a   Rutherford, A J ^a   Balen, A H ^a   Gosden, R G ^b  

^a Assisted Conception Unit

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

FSH; Granulosa cells; Human; In vitro maturation; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; METAPHASE; OOCYTE DONATION; OOCYTE MATURATION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

FALLOPIA;

EID: 0031721780     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.11.3132     Document Type: Article

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