Table 1.

Publications reporting transition of PMFs to secondary follicles in humans and bovines (step 1).

Publication.	Source	Type of Culture	Culture Period	Culture Medium	Culture System	Biomaterial	Isolation Method
Hovatta et al., 1997 [19]	Human	Ovarian tissue	21 days	αMEM	2D	Extracellular matrix	N/A
Wright et al., 1999 [20]	Human	Ovarian tissue	15 days	αMEM	2D	Matrigel	N/A
Abir et al., 1999 [17]	Human	Isolated follicles	1 day	αMEM	3D	Collagen gel	Enzymatic
Hreinsson et al., 2002 [24]	Human	Ovarian tissue	14 days	αMEM	2D	Extracellular matrix	N/A
Scott et al., 2004 [25]	Human	Ovarian tissue	7 days	αMEM	N/A	No	N/A
Amorim et al., 2009 [26]	Human	Isolated follicles	7 days	αMEM	3D	Alginate	Enzymatic
Kedem et al., 2011 [54]	Human	Ovarian tissue	14 days	αMEM	3D	Alginate	N/A
Camboni et al., 2013 [27]	Human	Isolated follicles	7 days	αMEM	3D	Alginate	Enzymatic
Lerer-Serfaty et al., 2013 [28]	Human	Ovarian tissue	12 days	αMEM	3D	PEG-fibrinogen	N/A
Wang et al., 2014 [55]	Human	Isolated follicles	8 days	αMEM	3D	Alginate	Enzymatic + mechanical
Laronda et al., 2014 [29]	Human	Isolated follicles	3 days	αMEM	3D	Alginate	Enzymatic
Yin et al., 2016 [56]	Human	Isolated follicles	30 days	αMEM	3D	Alginate	Enzymatic
Hosseini et al., 2017 [30]	Human	Isolated follicles	10 days	αMEM	3D	Alginate	Enzymatic
Hosseini et al., 2019 [57]	Human	Ovarian tissue	8 days	αMEM	N/A	No	N/A
Ghezelayagh et al., 2020 [31]	Human	Ovarian tissue	7 days	αMEM	3D	Agar scaffold	N/A
Ghezelayagh et al., 2021 [32]	Human	Ovarian tissue	7 days	αMEM	3D	Matrigel	N/A
Telfer et al., 2008 [21]	Human	Ovarian tissue	10 days	McCoy’s 5a	N/A	No	Mechanical
Khosravi et al., 2013 [35]	Human	Ovarian tissue	7 days	McCoy’s 5a	N/A	No	N/A
McLaughlin et al., 2011 [33]	Human	Ovarian tissue	6 days	McCoy’s 5a	N/A	No	N/A
McLaughlin et al., 2014 [34]	Human	Ovarian tissue	6 days	McCoy’s 5a	N/A	No	Mechanical
Asadi et al., 2017 [36]	Human	Ovarian tissue	6 days	McCoy’s 5a	N/A	No	N/A
Grosbois et al., 2018 [37]	Human	Ovarian tissue	6 days	McCoy’s 5a	N/A	No	N/A
Hossay et al., 2023 [38]	Human	Ovarian tissue	6 days	McCoy’s 5a	N/A	No	N/A
Subiran Adrados et al., 2023 [39]	Human	Isolated follicles	8 days	McCoy’s 5a	3D	Alginate	Enzymatic + mechanical
Dadashzadeh et al., 2023 [58]	Human	Isolated follicles	7 days	DMEM/F12	3D	PEG hydrogels	Enzymatic
Wandji et al., 1996 [40]	Bovine	Ovarian tissue	7 days	Waymouth	N/A	No	N/A
Fortune et al., 1998 [41]	Bovine	Ovarian tissue	7 days	Waymouth	N/A	No	N/A
Gigli et al., 2006 [42]	Bovine	Ovarian tissue	7 days	Waymouth	N/A	No	N/A
Yang and Fortune, 2006 [43]	Bovine	Ovarian tissue	10 days	Waymouth	N/A	No	N/A
Yang and Fortune, 2007 [44]	Bovine	Ovarian tissue	10 days	Waymouth	N/A	No	N/A
Yang and Fortune, 2008 [45]	Bovine	Ovarian tissue	10 days	Waymouth	N/A	No	N/A
Yang et al., 2017 [46]	Bovine	Ovarian tissue	12 days	Waymouth	N/A	No	N/A

N/A: not applicable.