In vitro maturation of human oocytes and cumulus cells using a co-culture three-dimensional collagen gel system

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1349-1358

  Combelles, Catherine M H ^a,e   Fissore, Rafael A ^b   Albertini, David F ^c,d   Racowsky, Catherine ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Co culture; Cumulus cells; In vitro maturation; Oocyte; Three dimensional collagen gel

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN GEL; MATURATION PROMOTING FACTOR; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CHROMATIN; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; CYTOSKELETON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METAPHASE; MICROENVIRONMENT; MICROTUBULE; OOCYTE MATURATION;

EID: 20344406465     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh750     Document Type: Article

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