Table 1 Chronological advances in in situ culture system of early bovine preantral follicles*
From: In vitro culture of bovine preantral follicles: a review
Authors | Duration of culture (days) | Type of medium utilized | Maintenance of follicular survival and/or viability | Follicular activation (from primordial to transitional or primary stage) | Increase of follicular and/or oocyte diameter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peluso and Hirschel, 1988 | 2 | TCM-199 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Wandji et al., 1996a | 0, 2, 4, or 7 | Waymouth | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Braw-Tal and Yossefi, 1997 | 4 | α-MEM | - | - | Yes |
Fortune et al., 1998 | 7 or 14 | Waymouth | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Derrar et al., 2000 | 8 | Waymouth, α-MEM | Yes | Yes | - |
Gigli et al., 2006 | 7 | Waymouth | - | Yes | Yes |
Yang and Fortune, 2006 | 10 | Waymouth | - | Yes | Yes |
Yang and Fortune, 2007 | 10 | Waymouth | - | Yes | Yes |
Yang and Fortune, 2008 | 2 or 10 | Waymouth | - | Yes | - |
McLaughlin and Telfer, 2010 | 6 | McCoy’s | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Andrade et al., 2012 | 8 | α-MEM | Yes | Yes | - |
Tang et al., 2012 | 22 | α-MEM | - | Yes | Yes |