title: [In vitro oocyte growth and maturation: a mouse example].
abstract: During the last 20 years, numerous studies have been performed to improve culture conditions in order to allow in vitro growth and meiotic maturation of oocytes isolated from primordial to antral follicles. The main objective of these studies is to define optimal culture conditions which will allow to increase the recovery rate of oocytes that can be successfully fertilized. This paper reviews the more recent advances obtained when studying mouse oocyte development in vitro.
authors.affiliation: Upres-A 6026 CNRS Biologie Cellulaire et Reproduction, Université de Rennes 1.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chesnel
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Eppig
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Boujard
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000502:physiology; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000502:physiology; D008540:Meiosis; D051379:Mice; D018587:Oocyte Donation; D009865:Oocytes / Q000254:growth & development*