In vitro maturation of oocytes via the pre-fabricated self-assembled artificial human ovary

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 743-750

  Krotz, Stephan P ^a   Robins, Jared C ^a   Ferruccio, Toni Marie ^b   Moore, Richard ^a   Steinhoff, Margaret M ^a   Morgan, Jeffrey R ^b   Carson, Sandra ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial ovary; In vitro maturation; Oocytes; Self assembly; Theca cells; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL ORGANS, TISSUES AND CELLS; ARTIFICIAL OVARY; CELL ISOLATION; CELL VIABILITY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CUMULUS CELL; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; OOCYTE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHEROID CELL; THAWING; THECA CELL;

ADULT; ARTIFICIAL ORGANS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; SPHEROIDS, CELLULAR; THECA CELLS; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 78651279267     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-010-9468-6     Document Type: Article

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