Effects of basic fibroblast growth factor on in vitro development of human ovarian primordial follicles

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2009, Pages 1967-1975

  Garor, Roni ^a   Abir, Ronit ^a   Erman, Arye ^a   Felz, Carmela ^a   Nitke, Shmuel ^a   Fisch, Benjamin ^a  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Basic FGF; BrdU; E2; human ovaries; PCNA; primordial follicles

Indexed keywords

BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; BROXURIDINE; CYCLINE; ESTRADIOL; NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG EFFECT; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; FETAL CALF SERUM; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INCUBATION TIME; ORGAN CULTURE; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOPSY; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CHILD; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIA, SERUM-FREE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; HUMANS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65049085759     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.04.075     Document Type: Article

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