Supplemented αMEM/F12-based medium enables the survival and growth of primary ovarian follicles encapsulated in alginate hydrogels

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 110, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 3258-3268

  Tagler, David ^a,b   Makanji, Yogeshwar ^b,c   Anderson, Nicholas R ^a,b   Woodruff, Teresa K ^b,c   Shea, Lonnie D ^a,b,c  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alginate hydrogels; Biomaterials; Co culture; Culture medium; Ovarian follicle development; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

ALGINATE HYDROGELS; COCULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; MOUSE EMBRYONIC FIBROBLASTS; OVARIAN FOLLICLES;

ALGINATE; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMATERIALS; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; GYNECOLOGY; MAMMALS; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

HYDROGELS;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ALGINIC ACID; ASCORBIC ACID 2 PHOSPHATE; BICARBONATE; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; FETUIN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; FOLLITROPIN; GLUTATHIONE; INSULIN; LIPID; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; MERCAPTOETHANOL; NONESSENTIAL AMINO ACID; PIPECOLIC ACID; SELENIUM; THIAMINE; TRACE ELEMENT; TRANSFERRIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL SURVIVAL; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; ENCAPSULATION; FEMALE; GERMINAL VESICLE; GROWTH RATE; HYDROGEL; MEIOSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT;

PRIMATES;

ALGINATE HYDROGELS; BIOMATERIALS; CO-CULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; OVARIAN FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ALGINATES; ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; HUMANS; HYDROGELS; MICE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PRIMATES;

EID: 84886295815     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.24986     Document Type: Article

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