Oocyte in-vitro maturation and follicle culture: Current clinical achievements and future directions

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 145-161

  Smitz, Johan ^a   Cortvrindt, Rita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUVAIN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Follicle; In vitro maturation; Meiosis; Oocyte; Ovary

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

AUTOGRAFT; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SIZE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOPLASM; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAMETOGENESIS; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; METAPHASE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; TRANSPLANTATION;

MAMMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0032831675     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.suppl_1.145     Document Type: Conference Paper

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