Physical properties of alginate hydrogels and their effects on in vitro follicle development

Biomaterials

Volumn 28, Issue 30, 2007, Pages 4439-4448

  West, Erin R ^a   Xu, Min ^c   Woodruff, Teresa K ^b,c   Shea, Lonnie D ^a,b,c  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alginate; Encapsulated cells; Follicle; Hydrogel; Ovary; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIALS; HORMONES; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ENCAPSULATED CELLS; MATRIX COMPOSITION;

HYDROGELS;

ALGINIC ACID; ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; POLYMER; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ENCAPSULATION; CELL TYPE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HYDROGEL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RIGIDITY; SOLID; TISSUE ENGINEERING; YOUNG MODULUS;

ALGINATES; ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HYDROGELS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34547773120     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2007.07.001     Document Type: Article

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