Ovarian folliculogenesis: Emerging role of in vitro maturation of oocytes and follicles in clinical practice

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 239-253

  Carrell, Douglas T ^a,b   Moskovtsev, Sergey ^a   Chohan, Kazim R ^a   Peterson, C Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Andrology and IVF Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADOTROPIN;

ATRESIA; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE; CELL STIMULATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; TISSUE CULTURE; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION;

CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE;

EID: 0038826234     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003081-200306000-00006     Document Type: Review

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