In dit voorwoord wil ik graag een aantal mensen bedanken die hebben bijgedragen tot het
ontstaan van deze masterproef. Allereerst wil ik mijn promotor Prof. dr. Peter Bols bedanken …

The present study has investigated the efficiency of 0.9% saline solution and Braun–Collins
solution in the preservation of sheep preantral follicles in situ, at different temperatures and …

The technological revolution in reproductive biology that started with artificial insemination
procedures and embryo transfer led to the development of assisted reproduction techniques …

A limiting factor to realizing the full potential of many of the new reproductive techniques is
the lack of ahundant numbers of fertilizable oocytes. This problem could he addressed by …

To provide new insights in the molecular mechanism controlling preantral follicular
development and to unravel the needs to support in vitro follicular development of early …

World Organization of Animal Health (OIE) held an international conference among Dean of
veterinary school in Paris, on October 2009. One of the results of the conference was to …

A comparison was made of various devices to obtain preantral follicles from bovine ovaries.
The most productive collection methods in terms of number of follicles obtained were the …

In vitro culture of secondary follicles up to the antral stage is a very important tool for
providing information regarding follicular requirements during the late preantral follicle …

Due to the increased interest in preantral follicular physiology, non-invasive retrieval and
morphological classification are crucial. Therefore, this study aimed:(1) to standardize a …

Animal reproduction directly affects the efficiency and economic profitability of a herd, being
considered one of the most important factors for production systems. Consequently, the …