Towards a 3D culture of mouse ovarian follicles

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 10-12, 2012, Pages 931-937

  Belli, Martina ^a   Vigone, Giulia ^a   Merico, Valeria ^a   Redi, Carlo Alberto ^a   Zuccotti, Maurizio ^b   Garagna, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

3D culture; Follicle architecture; Follicle organization; Matrix; Ovarian follicle

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; CALCIUM ALGINATE; COLLAGEN; GLUCURONIC ACID; HYALURONIC ACID; MACROGOL; MANNURONIC ACID; MATRIGEL;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CARTILAGE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL ADHESION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL COMPONENT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ENCAPSULATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL GROWTH; CELL INTERACTION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTILITY; CELL SUSPENSION; CELL TRANSFER; CORNEA STROMA; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOARCHITECTURE; ELASTICITY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GAMETE; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY CELL CULTURE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; STANDARD; THREE DIMENSIONAL CULTURE TECHNIQUE; VISCOSITY;

ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELLS, CULTURED; COLLAGEN; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HYDROGEL; LAMININ; MICE; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROTEOGLYCANS;

EID: 84873744730     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.120175mz     Document Type: Article

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