Epidermal growth factor combined with recombinant human chorionic gonadotrophin improves meiotic progression in mouse follicle-enclosed oocyte culture

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 664-669

  Smitz, Johan ^a   Cortvrindt, Rita ^a   Hu, Yanxin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUVAIN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Gonadotrophins; Growth factors; Oocytes; Ovulation

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; FEMALE; GERMINAL VESICLE; GRANULOSA CELL; MEIOSIS; METAPHASE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; TISSUE CULTURE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031920127     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.3.664     Document Type: Article

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