Three dimensional culture of fresh and vitrified mouse pre-antral follicles in a hyaluronan-based hydrogel: A preliminary investigation of a novel biomaterial for in vitro follicle maturation

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Desai, Nina ^a   Abdelhafez, Faten ^a   Calabro, Anthony ^a   Falcone, Tommaso ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

3D culture; Extracellular matrix; Follicle; Hydrogel; Oocyte maturation; Ovary; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; HYALURONIC ACID; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MATRIX PROTEIN; SELENIUM; TRANSFERRIN; TYRAMINE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CELL SIZE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENCAPSULATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE RELEASE; HYDROGEL; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MEIOSIS; MORPHOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TISSUE CULTURE; VITRIFICATION; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE STRAIN; SECRETION (PROCESS); TIME; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; ESTRADIOL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; HYDROGEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MEIOSIS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 84859801644     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-10-29     Document Type: Article

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