Relationship between Initial Size of Pre-Antral Follicles and Intra-Follicular Oocytes and Their In Vitro Growth in Mice

  • Song, Hai-Bum (Division of Life Resources, Daegu University) ;
  • Park, Kee-Sang (Department of OB/GYN, Kyungpook National University Hospita) ;
  • Kim, Ju-Hwan (Department of OB/GYN, Chungnam National University Hospita) ;
  • Lee, Tae-Hoo (Department of OB/GYN, Kyungpook National University Hospita) ;
  • Chun, Sang-Sik (Department of OB/GYN, Kyungpook National University Hospital)
  • Published : 2004.06.01

Abstract

Purpose: This study was conducted to obtain the relationship between initial size of pre-antral follicles (PAF) and intra-follicular oocytes (IFO) and their in vitro growth (IVG) in medium without gonadotropins (Gns) using PAF isolated from mouse ovaries mechanically. (omitted)

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