Biological and physiological characteristics of human cumulus cells in adherent culture condition

• Main Authors: Somayyeh Sadat Tahajjodi (Author), Ehsan Farashahi Yazd (Author), Azam Agha-Rahimi (Author), Reza Aflatoonian (Author), Mohammad Ali Khalili (Author), Mahnaz Mohammadi (Author), Behrouz Aflatoonian (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Cumulus cells, as oocyte nurse cells, provide a suitable microenvironment with growth factors and cellular interactions required for oocyte maturation. Thus, these cells may serve as a natural niche for in vitro studies of female germ cell development. Cumulus cells may help attain a bet...