Ultrastructure of isolated mouse ovarian follicles cultured in vitro

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Nottola, Stefania A ^a   Cecconi, Sandra ^b   Bianchi, Serena ^b   Motta, Cecilia ^a   Rossi, Gianna ^b   Continenza, Maria A ^b   Macchiarelli, Guido ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL DEGENERATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; GRANULOSA CELL; MORPHOMETRICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THECA CELL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ZONA PELLUCIDA; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GRANULOSA CELLS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; THECA CELLS; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 78651338359     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-9-3     Document Type: Article

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