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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Xiao S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4661442 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scientific reports 20151127
In vitro follicle growth is a potential approach to preserve fertility for young women who are facing a risk of premature ovarian failure (POF) caused by radiation or chemotherapy. Our two-step follicle culture strategy recapitulated the dynamic human follicle growth environment in vitro. Follicles developed from the preantral to antral stage, and, for the first time, produced meiotically competent metaphase II (MII) oocytes after in vitro maturation (IVM). ...[more]