In vitro differentiation of germ cells from nonobstructive azoospermic patients using three-dimensional culture in a collagen gel matrix

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 824-833

  Lee, Jae Ho ^a   Gye, Myung C ^b   Choi, Kyoo Wan ^a   Hong, Jae Yup ^c   Lee, Yong Bok ^c   Park, Dong Wook ^d   Lee, Seung Jae ^c   Min, Churl K ^d  

^a Laboratory of IVF   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^c Mirae and Heemang Ob/Gyn Clinic   (South Korea)

^d Ajou University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

collagen gel matrix; In vitro spermatogenesis; three dimensional culture

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN GEL; FOLLITROPIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; CELL STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOLOGY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTING; GERM CELL; HAPLOIDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; IN VIVO CULTURE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOCYTE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANIMALS; AZOOSPERMIA; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; COLLAGEN; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GELS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIA;

EID: 34147173386     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.09.015     Document Type: Article

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