Ontogeny of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Receptor Gene Expression in Isolated Human Ovarian Follicles1
Oktay K, Briggs D, Gosden R. Ontogeny of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Receptor Gene Expression in Isolated Human Ovarian Follicles1. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 1997, 82: 3748-3751. PMID: 9360535, DOI: 10.1210/jcem.82.11.4346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMessenger ribonucleic acidPrimordial folliclesFollicle stageElective cesarean sectionHuman ovarian folliclesPreantral follicle developmentFSH receptor geneHormone receptor gene expressionReceptor gene expressionFollicle-stimulating hormone receptor gene expressionCesarean sectionRectus muscleHuman ovaryAntral folliclesFollicular growthFSH expressionHuman folliculogenesisOvarian folliclesOvarian tissueGranulosa cellsMultilaminar folliclesStromal tissueSingle follicleFollicle developmentFolliclesIsolation and characterization of primordial follicles from fresh and cryopreserved human ovarian tissue
Oktay K, Nugent D, Newton H, Salha O, Chatterjee P, Gosden R. Isolation and characterization of primordial follicles from fresh and cryopreserved human ovarian tissue. Fertility And Sterility 1997, 67: 481-486. PMID: 9091334, DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(97)80073-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman ovarian tissuePrimordial folliclesOvarian tissueWhole folliclesElective cesarean sectionLeeds General InfirmaryCryopreserved ovarian tissueHuman primordial folliclesCesarean sectionHealthy womenOvarian biopsyFollicle countingGeneral InfirmaryMAIN OUTCOMEFollicle viabilityUltrastructural signsFrozen-thawed groupFolliclesFresh groupTissuePropidium iodideSuccinimidyl esterViability ratePercent viabilityOocytes