Live imaging analysis of the follicle development in the ovary

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15H06275
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Animal production science
• Research Institution: Aichi Medical University
• Principal Investigator: Komatsu Kouji 愛知医科大学, 医学部, 助教 (40456893)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-08-28 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 卵巣 / 卵胞 / ライブイメージング

Outline of Final Research Achievements

I invented new experimental methods to figure out the mechanism that regulates the follicle development to ensure the periodical ovulation in the ovary. I have constructed the culture and time-lapse methods to observe the dynamics of follicle development in the mouse ovary with transgenic mice containing the genes to visualize oocytes and nuclear of all cells. Hereafter, I will try to reveal the regulatory mechanism of the follicle development in the ovary with these new experimental methods.

Free Research Field

生殖生理