A new culture technique that allows in vitro meiotic prophase development of fetal human oocytes

Human Reproduction

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 74-84

  Brieno Enriquez M A ^a,b   Robles, P ^a   Garcia Cruz R ^a   Roig, I ^a,c   Cabero, L ^d   Martinez F ^b   Garcia Caldes M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

^c MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Culture; Meiosis; Oocytes; Recombination; Stem cell factor

Indexed keywords

COLLAGENASE; HYALURONIDASE; STEM CELL FACTOR; TRYPSIN;

ARTICLE; CELL DEGENERATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL VIABILITY; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IN VITRO STUDY; MEIOTIC PROPHASE I; OOCYTE; OVARY;

SYNAPSIS;

EID: 72849122241     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dep351     Document Type: Article

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