2000
Interaction of Extracellular Matrix and Activin-A in the Initiation of Follicle Growth in the Mouse Ovary1
Oktay K, Karlikaya G, Akman O, Ojakian G, Oktay M. Interaction of Extracellular Matrix and Activin-A in the Initiation of Follicle Growth in the Mouse Ovary1. Biology Of Reproduction 2000, 63: 457-461. PMID: 10906050, DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod63.2.457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFollicle growth initiationFollicle developmentFollicle growthFollicle growth rateFollicle densityRecombinant human activinEarly follicle developmentEarly follicular developmentRole of activinAbsence of activinTotal folliclesFollicular growthExtracellular matrixFollicular developmentTreatment groupsMultilayer folliclesMouse ovariesActivin treatmentHuman activinPresence of lamininActivinExtracellular matrix componentsPrecise mechanismMiceFollicles
1996
Diminished α-inhibin messenger ribonucleic acid in in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer poor responders reflects declining follicle reserve**Presented at the 41st Annual Meeting of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation, Chicago, Illinois, March 22 to 26, 1994.
Burns W, Oktay K, Tekmal R, Nelson J, Schenken R. Diminished α-inhibin messenger ribonucleic acid in in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer poor responders reflects declining follicle reserve**Presented at the 41st Annual Meeting of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation, Chicago, Illinois, March 22 to 26, 1994. Fertility And Sterility 1996, 65: 394-399. PMID: 8566269, DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)58106-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor respondersGood respondersMessenger RNA levelsOvarian responsivenessIVF-ETMRNA levelsPg/Academic tertiary care institutionGranulosa cell samplesRNA levelsDay of hCGTertiary care institutionGranulosa cell functionTotal mRNAGynecologic InvestigationFollicle numberFollicle aspirationE2 concentrationsMessenger ribonucleic acidRespondersFolliclesCare institutionsCell functionDecreased poolRecent reports