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 mechanismMiceFolliclesTransplantation of cryopreserved human ovarian tissue results in follicle growth initiation in SCID mice
Oktay K, Newton H, Gosden R. Transplantation of cryopreserved human ovarian tissue results in follicle growth initiation in SCID mice. Fertility And Sterility 2000, 73: 599-603. PMID: 10689020, DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(99)00548-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian tissueSCID miceFrozen-thawed human ovarian tissueFrozen-thawed ovarian tissueAutologous ovarian transplantationFrozen-thawed graftsHuman ovarian tissueFollicle growth initiationLong-term survivalWeeks of graftingHuman primordial folliclesFollicle countOvarian transplantationImmunodeficiency miceMAIN OUTCOMEHealthy folliclesPrimordial folliclesAcademic centersAnimal studiesFollicle stageAdvanced folliclesFolliclesGraftMiceNecrotic cells