The antral follicle: A microenvironment for oocyte differentiation

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 10-12, 2012, Pages 819-831

  Hennet, Margo L ^a   Combelles, Catherine M H ^a  

^a MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antral follicle; Microenvironment; Niche; Oocyte; Oocyte quality

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; GROWTH HORMONE; LINOLEIC ACID; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OLEIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID; PROGESTERONE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; STEARIC ACID;

ANTRAL FOLLICLE; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE REGULATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SIZE; CULTURE OPTIMIZATION; CUMULUS CELL; CYTOPLASM; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; GENOME; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MEIOSIS; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE CAPACITATION; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATIC CELL; STEROIDOGENESIS; THECA CELL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLULAR MICROENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE;

EID: 84873738723     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.120133cc     Document Type: Article

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