Background Laboratory animals are commonly used for evaluating the physiological
properties of the mammalian ovarian follicle and the enclosed oocyte. The use of different …

Mammalian ovaries consist of follicles as basic functional units. The total number of ovarian
follicles is determined early in life, and the depletion of this pool leads to reproductive …

In-vitro maturation (IVM) of human ovarian follicles and oocytes could benefit infertile
women, and allow the development of in-vitro systems for the study of human follicular …

Accurate estimation of the number of ovarian follicles at various stages of development is an
important indicator of the process of folliculogenesis in relation to the endocrine signals and …

In mammalian reproduction, the oocyte depends on the ovarian follicle for most of its growth.
They form a bipolar partnership and the status of one will impact the functioning of the other …

OBJECTIVE: To assess directly the dynamics of the formation of the ovarian reserve in the
normal human ovary by evaluating the total number of follicles in developing ovaries when …

The ability to develop the technology to mature oocytes from immature oocytes in vitro is the
ambition of many IVF clinics. If this can be successfully achieved then these techniques …

This review offers a practically oriented introduction to follicle culture in vitro, focusing on
mouse follicles, but with reference to other species. The main principles of follicle growth are …

The development and selection of ovarian follicles is one of the most active areas of
contemporary reproductive research. Relevant experimental work extends from laboratory …

Contents In most domestic animals the later stages of follicle development occurs in a wave‐
like pattern during oestrous cycles (cattle, sheep, goats, horses and buffalo) or periods of …