Initiation of growth of baboon primordial follicles in vitro

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1993-2001

  Wandji, S A ^a   Srsen V ^a,c   Nathanielsz, P W ^a   Eppig, J J ^b   Fortune, J E ^a  

^a Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences   (United States)

^b JACKSON LABORATORY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Baboon; Follicle; Oocytes; Ovary; Primordial follicles

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; CYCLINE; INSULIN; LINOLEIC ACID; SELENIUM; TRANSFERRIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BABOON; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE; FETUS; GRANULOSA CELL; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; ORGAN CULTURE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 1842417082     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.9.1993     Document Type: Article

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