Table 2 Chronological advances in two and three dimensional (2D and 3D) in vitro culture systems for isolated bovine preantral follicles*

Figueiredo et al., 1994a

5

30-70

α-MEM

2D-plastic substrate (3 follicles/drop)

Yes

Yes

-

-

Figueiredo et al., 1994b

5

30-70

α-MEM

3D-collagen (4 follicles/well)

Yes

Yes

-

-

Figueiredo et al., 1995

1

30-70

α-MEM

2D-uncoated plastic or coated with BSA, Laminin, Fibronectin, Matrigel, or Collagen and 3D-Collagen

-

-

-

-

Wandji et al., 1996b

6

60-220

Waymouth

3D-agar gel (30-40 follicles/drop)

Yes

Yes

-

E2 and P4

Hulshof et al., 1997

5

30-70

α-MEM

3D-collagen (5 follicles/drop)

Yes

Yes

-

-

Schotanus et al., 1997

8

30-80

TCM-199

3D-collagen (5-10 follicles/drop)

Yes

Yes

-

-

Katska and Rynska, 1998

23

75-195

TCM-199, Menezo B2

2D-under mineral oil

Yes

Yes

-

-

Gutierrez et al., 2000

28

166 ± 2.2

McCoy’s

2D-plastic substrate (1 follicle/well)

-

Yes

Yes

-

Itoh and Hoshi, 2000

30

30-70

TCM-199

2D-somatic cells (15-20 follicles/well)

Yes

Yes

-

-

McCaffery et al., 2000

6

100-200

McCoy’s

2D-plastic substrate

-

Yes

Yes

-

Saha et al., 2000

10

40-100

TCM-199

2D (1-3 follicles/well)

Yes

Yes

-

-

Thomas et al., 2001

12

146 ± 1.7

McCoy’s

2D-plastic substrate

-

Yes

-

E2

Itoh et al., 2002

13

145-170

TCM-199

3D-collagen

-

Yes

Yes

E2

Saha et al., 2002

7

120

TCM-199

2D

Yes

Yes

No

-

Thomas et al., 2007

6

145 ± 0.6

McCoy’s

2D

-

Yes

No

E2

McLaughlin et al., 2010

8

157 ± 3

McCoy’s

2D

-

Yes

Yes

-

McLaughlin and Telfer, 2010

12-15

111 ± 1.5

McCoy’s

2D

-

Yes

-

E2

Rossetto et al., 2012

16

>150

α-MEM, TCM-199, McCoy’s

2D-plastic substrate

Yes

Yes

Yes

-

Rossetto et al., 2013

18

>150

α-MEM

2D-plastic substrate

Yes

Yes

Yes

-