In vitro maturation of human oocytes in a follicle-mimicking three-dimensional coculture

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 572-576

  Torre, Maria Luisa ^a   Munari, Eleonora ^a   Albani, Elena ^b   Levi Setti, Paolo E ^b   Villani, Simona ^c   Faustini, Massimo ^a   Conte, Ubaldo ^a   Vigo, Daniele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

alginate; granulosa; Oocyte IVM; three dimensional coculture

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; BARIUM DERIVATIVE; GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GERMINAL VESICLE; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

BIOMIMETICS; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE;

EID: 33748123431     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.02.090     Document Type: Article

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