Basic fibroblast growth factor promotes the development of human ovarian early follicles during growth in vitro

Human Reproduction

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 568-576

  Wang, Tian Ren ^a,b   Yan, Li Ying ^a,c   Yan, Jie ^a,d   Lu, Cui Ling ^a,c   Xia, Xi ^a,f   Yin, Tai Lang ^a,c   Zhu, Xiao Hui ^a,d   Gao, Jiang Man ^a,d   Ding, Ting ^a,c   Hu, Wei Hong ^e   Guo, Hong Yan ^a   Li, Rong ^a,d   Qiao, Jie ^a,c,d  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY THIRD HOSPITAL   (China)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Beijing Key Laboratory of Reproductive Endocrinology and Assisted Reproduction   (China)

^d BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^e GENERAL HOSPITAL OF CHINESE PEOPLE'S ARMED POLICE FORCES   (China)

^f The 6th Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Science Center   (China)

Author keywords

basic fibroblast growth factor; human follicle; in vitro 3D culture; in vitro growth

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCEIN-AM ASSAY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CELL SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; OVARY TUMOR; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; YOUNG ADULT;

BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; HUMAN FOLLICLE; IN VITRO 3D CULTURE; IN VITRO GROWTH;

ADULT; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; HUMANS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84894263307     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/det465     Document Type: Article

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