In vitro development of ovarian follicles

Seminars in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-23

  Telfer, Evelyn E ^a   McLaughlin, Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

antral; cryopreservation; Human; in vitro; oocyte; preantral; primordial

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN RECEPTOR; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 4; CONNEXIN 43; FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; GROWTH FACTOR; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR RECEPTOR; STEM CELL FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL ISOLATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; CUMULUS CELL; FEMALE FERTILITY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION;

CELL COMMUNICATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CRYOPRESERVATION; CUMULUS CELLS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GRANULOSA CELLS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 78650962739     PISSN: 15268004     EISSN: 15264564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1268700     Document Type: Article

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