The aims of the present study were to evaluate the effects of fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-
2) on survival, activation and growth of caprine early-staged (preantral) follicles using …

Objective To compare conventional slow equilibrium cooling and directional freezing for
cryopreservation of whole ovaries. Design Experimental animal study. Setting Academic …

Background c-erbB2, a proto-oncogene coding epidermal growth factor receptor-like
receptor, also as a chemosensitivity/prognosis marker for gynecologic cancer, may be …

The aims of this study in mares were to:(1) compare preantral follicle parameters between in
vitro Biopsy Pick-Up (BPU) and scalpel blade collection methods and between histological …

Preantral follicles (PFs) form a far larger oocyte reservoir (∼ 90% of the follicular population)
than antral follicles. Several laboratories have focussed efforts on cryopreservation and in …

Our aim was to verify the steady-state level of epidermal growth factor (EGF) mRNA in goat
follicles at various developmental stages and to investigate the influence of EGF on the …

This study evaluated the effect of adding alpha lipoic acid (ALA) to the vitrification solution of
sheep ovarian tissue on 7 days of in vitro culture or 15 days of xenotransplantion. ALA was …

Purpose Vitrification is a well-accepted fertility preservation procedure for cryopreservation
of oocytes and embryos but little is known regarding ovarian tissue, for which slow freezing …

The effects of varying concentrations of EGF were evaluated in terms of in vitro follicular
development and the mRNA expression levels of EGF, EGF-R, FSH-R and P450 aromatase …

This study investigated the effect of insulin concentration on the in vitro culture of equine
preantral follicles enclosed in ovarian tissue. Ovarian tissue samples were immediately fixed …