Ontario, Canada: A simplified method for preparing IVF granulosa cells for culture

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 93-95

  Lobb, Derek K ^a   Younglai, Edward V ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cell culture; Granulosa luteal; Hypotonic lysis; IVF cells

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL VIABILITY; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; ERYTHROCYTE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUTEAL CELL; LYSIS; OSMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STEROIDOGENESIS; VALIDATION PROCESS; CELL SURVIVAL; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID;

CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR FLUID; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS;

EID: 33744814073     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-006-9025-5     Document Type: Article

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