Establishment of a basic method for manipulating preantral follicles: Effects of retrieval method on in vitro growth of preantral follicles and intrafollicular oocytes

Zygote

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 109-116

  Lee, S T ^a   Choi, M H ^a   Gong, S P ^a   Han, J Y ^a   Lim, J M ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Follicular oocyte; In vitro growth; Mouse; Preantral follicle; Retrieval

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; C57BL MOUSE; CYTOLOGY; DBA MOUSE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; OOCYTE; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED DBA; OOCYTES; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE;

MUS;

EID: 34247853291     PISSN: 09671994     EISSN: 14698730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0967199407004121     Document Type: Article

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