1. In vitro maturation of human oocytes in a follicle-mimicking three-dimensional coculture 
Maria Luisa Torre, Ph.D., Eleonora Munari, Ph.D., Elena Albani, Dr., Paolo E. Levi-Setti, M.D., Simona Villani, Ph.D., Massimo Faustini, Ph.D., Ubaldo Conte, Ph.D., Daniele Vigo, Ph.D. 
Fertility and Sterility 
Volume 86, Issue 3, Pages (September 2006)
DOI: /j.fertnstert
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2. FIGURE 1
Proportion of mature (filled) and immature oocytes (open) yielded by the two culture systems after 24 and 48 hours of culture. Each culture system was used to investigate the maturation of 102 germinal vesicles.
Torre. Follicle-mimicking 3-D coculture for IVM. Fertil Steril 2006.
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3. FIGURE 2
Stereomicroscope image of a pseudofollicular structure after 48 hours of three-dimensional coculture. The previously decumulated oocyte (oo) surrounded by its zona pellucida (zp) appears partially enveloped by granulosa cells (GC) lying on a barium alginate gel membrane (m) and protruding into the capsule core (c). Image enhanced with Adobe Photoshop (Agrate Brianza, Milan, Italy). ×20 magnification.
Torre. Follicle-mimicking 3-D coculture for IVM. Fertil Steril 2006.
Fertility and Sterility  , DOI: ( /j.fertnstert )
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