In vitro maturation of human germinal vesicle-stage oocytes: Role of epidermal growth factor-like growth factors in the culture medium

Human Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 76-81

  Ben Ami, I ^a   Komsky, A ^a   Bern, O ^a   Kasterstein, E ^a   Komarovsky, D ^a   Ron El, R ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Areg; EGF like growth factors; Ereg; GV oocytes; in vitro maturation

Indexed keywords

AMPHIREGULIN; EPIREGULIN; GONADOTROPIN; HEPARIN BINDING EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; RECOMBINANT AMPHIREGULIN; RECOMBINANT EPIREGULIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GERMINAL VESICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; IN VITRO STUDY; METAPHASE; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; OOCYTE MATURATION; SIBLING;

EID: 78650709920     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deq290     Document Type: Article

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