2024
Classification of Human Ovarian Follicle Morphology: Recommendations of the NICHD-Sponsored Ovarian Nomenclature Workshop
Yano Maher J, Zelinski M, Oktay K, Duncan F, Segars J, Lujan M, Lou H, Yun B, Hanfling S, Schwartz L, Laronda M, Halvorson L, O'Neill K, Gomez-Lobo V. Classification of Human Ovarian Follicle Morphology: Recommendations of the NICHD-Sponsored Ovarian Nomenclature Workshop. Fertility And Sterility 2024 PMID: 39549739, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2024.11.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPreantral folliclesAntral folliclesWorking subgroupEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child HealthNormal antral folliclesAntral follicle stageNational Institute of Child HealthInstitute of Child HealthPre-ovulatory folliclesPreantral stageAbnormal oocytesFollicle stageGranulosa cellsCorpora luteaFolliclesFollicle typesHuman fertilitySubgroupsFollicle densityAssessed changesCliniciansChild healthNICHDGranulosaOvarian
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