Evaluation of in vitro spermatogenesis using poly(D,L-lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA)-based macroporous biodegradable scaffolds

Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 130-137

  Lee, Jae Ho ^a   Oh, Jeong Hyun ^b   Lee, Jae Hoon ^b   Kim, Mi Ran ^b   Min, Churl K ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biodegradable macoporous scaffolds; in vitro spermatogenesis; Poly(D,L lactic co glycolic acid) co polymer; Rat testis

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM BICARBONATE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; FOAMS; GAS FOAMING; GAS PERMEABILITY; SODIUM BICARBONATE; TISSUE; TISSUE REGENERATION;

BIODEGRADABLE MACOPOROUS SCAFFOLD; BIODEGRADABLE SCAFFOLD; CO-POLYMERS; GLYCOLIC ACIDS; IN VITRO SPERMATOGENESIS; IN-VITRO; MACROPOROUS; POLY(D,L-LACTIC-CO-GLYCOLIC ACID) CO-POLYMER; POLYMER SCAFFOLDS; RAT TESTIS;

RATS;

AMMONIA; BICARBONATE; COPOLYMER; POLYGLACTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABILITY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IN VITRO STUDY; LEACHING; MACROMOLECULE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN CULTURE; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TISSUE REGENERATION; XENOGRAFT;

EID: 79251492380     PISSN: 19326254     EISSN: 19327005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/term.297     Document Type: Article

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