Improving in vitro maturation of oocytes in the human taking lessons from experiences in animal species

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 11-17

  Smitz, J ^a,b   Nogueira, D ^a,b   Albano, C ^a,b   Cortvrindt, R ^a,b   Devroey, P ^a,b  

^a Centre for Reproductive Medicine   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CULTURE MEDIA; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; MODELS, ANIMAL; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035098137     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0531.2001.00262.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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