title: Stereological assessment of developing mouse ovarian follicles in an in vitro culture system.
abstract: The aim of this project was to validate the use of ovarian follicular diameter measurement as an indicator of growth using stereology as an independent measure. A strong linear correlation was observed between follicular volume and diameter, and between follicular volume and the total number of granulosa cells. These results have provided a useful validation of a widely used technique for determining follicular growth in vitro.
authors.affiliation: Sex Hormone Biology, Prince Henry's Institute, Clayton, VIC 3168, Australia.
authors.forename: Ashwini
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chand
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Legge
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005260:Female; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D006080:Ovarian Follicle / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology*