In vitro growth and differentiation of primary follicles isolated from cryopreserved sheep ovarian tissue

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 112, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 36-50

  Muruvi, W ^a   Picton, H M ^b   Rodway, R G ^a   Joyce, I M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

In vitro growth; Oocyte; Ovary; Primary follicles; Secondary follicles; Sheep

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN; FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR; HUMAN EPITHELIAL ANTIGEN 125; HUMAN EPITHELIAL ANTIGEN-125; MESSENGER RNA; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; TUMOR MARKER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHEMISTRY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; GRANULOSA CELL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; OOCYTE; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-MULLERIAN HORMONE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIA, SERUM-FREE; FEMALE; FIBRONECTINS; GRANULOSA CELLS; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; RECEPTORS, FSH; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SHEEP; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 61549132261     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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