Dynamic medium containing kit ligand and follicle-stimulating hormone promotes follicular survival, activation, and growth during long-term in vitro culture of caprine preantral follicles

Cells Tissues Organs

Volumn 195, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 260-271

  Lima, I M T ^a   Celestino, J J H ^a   Faustino, L R ^a   Magalhaes Padilha D M ^a   Rossetto, R ^a   Brito, I R ^a   Donato, M A M ^b   Lopes, C A P ^a   Campello, C C ^a   Peixoto, C A ^b   Figueiredo, J R ^a   Rodrigues, A P R ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Follicle stimulating hormone; Follicular development; Goat; Kit ligand

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; RECOMBINANT STEM CELL FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE; GOAT; HISTOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GOATS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; STEM CELL FACTOR;

CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 84857917201     PISSN: 14226405     EISSN: 14226421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000325150     Document Type: Article

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