A macrophage and theca cell-enriched stromal cell population influences growth and survival of immature murine follicles in vitro

Reproduction

Volumn 141, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 809-820

  Tingen, Candace M ^a   Kiesewetter, Sarah E ^a   Jozefik, Jennifer ^a   Thomas, Cristina ^a   Tagler, David ^b   Shea, Lonnie ^b   Woodruff, Teresa K ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CYTOKINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CELL POPULATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IN VIVO STUDY; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROMA CELL; THECA CELL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANDROGENS; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; MACROPHAGES; MICE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PARACRINE COMMUNICATION; PHENOTYPE; STROMAL CELLS; THECA CELLS; TIME FACTORS;

MURINAE;

EID: 79957623387     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-10-0483     Document Type: Article

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