Progress toward understanding follicle development in vitro: Appearances are not deceiving

Archives of Medical Research

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 587-594

  Nayudu, Penelope L ^a   Fehrenbach, Antonia ^a   Kiesel, Petra ^a   Vitt, Ursula A ^a   Pancharatna, Katti ^a   Osborn, Susan ^b  

^a GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

^b ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Extracellular matrix; Follicle culture; Follicle development in vitro; FSH; Isoforms; LH; Ovary; Paracrine factors

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; ASCORBIC ACID; CYCLIC GMP; FOLLISTATIN; FOLLITROPIN; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GONADOTROPIN; HYPOXANTHINE; INHIBIN; INSULIN; ISOBUTYLMETHYLXANTHINE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; STEROID; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA2; TUBULIN;

ATRESIA; CELL PROLIFERATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GRANULOSA CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW;

ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; CELL ADHESION; CELL AGGREGATION; COLLAGENASES; CRICETINAE; CULTURE MEDIA; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLISTATIN; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; GRANULOSA CELLS; INHIBINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PARACRINE COMMUNICATION; PROGESTERONE; RATS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0035668836     PISSN: 01884409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0188-4409(01)00339-3     Document Type: Review

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