A. Ao
McGill University
16 Papers
161 Citations
A. Ao is an academic researcher from McGill University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Ovarian follicle & Folliculogenesis. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 16 publications. Previous affiliations of A. Ao include Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre.
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Papers
Production of steroids from human cumulus cells treated with different concentrations of gonadotropins during culture in vitro
TL;DR: Culture medium with FBS supplemented with a physiologic and a supraphysiologic concentration of FSH stimulates E2 secretion from cumulus cells derived from mature and immature oocytes, suggesting that it may be not necessary to add E2 to the culture medium for maturation in vitro of immature human oocytes retrieved from patients undergoing stimulated cycles.
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The importance of neuronal growth factors in the ovary
TL;DR: More knowledge of the roles of neuronal growth factors in the ovary has important implications for the development of new therapeutic drugs for ovarian cancer and PCOS as well as various infertility problems, warranting further research.
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Tyrosine kinase B receptor and its activated neurotrophins in ovaries from human fetuses and adults
S. Harel,Shaoguang Jin,Benjamin Fisch,Dov Feldberg,Haim Krissi,C. Felz,S. Freimann,S.L. Tan,A. Ao,Ronit Abir +9 more
TL;DR: Whether indeed NT-4/5 and BDNF are involved in growth initiation of human primordial follicles, they should be added to the culture medium to elucidate whether indeed these factors play a role.
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Immunocytochemical detection and RT–PCR expression of leukaemia inhibitory factor and its receptor in human fetal and adult ovaries
Ronit Abir,Benjamin Fisch,Shaoguang Jin,M. Barnnet,S. Freimann,R. Van den Hurk,Dov Feldberg,Shmuel Nitke,Haim Krissi,A. Ao +9 more
TL;DR: Immunocytochemical staining and mRNA expression of LIF and its receptor are consistent with the concept that LIF might be involved in growth initiation of human primordial follicles through its receptor.
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Keratinocyte growth factor and its receptor in human ovaries from fetuses, girls and women.
Ronit Abir,Ronit Abir,Benjamin Fisch,Benjamin Fisch,Xiao Yun Zhang,C. Felz,C. Felz,Gania Kessler-Icekson,Haim Krissi,Haim Krissi,Shmuel Nitke,Shmuel Nitke,A. Ao +12 more
TL;DR: Investigation of the expression of KGF and KGFR in ovarian samples from human fetuses and girls/women found the protein for KGF was detected from primordial stages in oocytes, granulosa cells (GCs) and stroma cells, and its mRNA transcripts were detected in all extracts.
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