(Falcon, USA) and individual preantral follicles were
inserted into the beads. After that calcium bath [140 mM
NaCl (Sigma, USA) and 50 mM CaCl2 _2H2O (Sigma,
USA)] was added to 5 μL beads of alginate solution
containing preantral follicle for 3 minutes. For CS groups
(0.5, 1 (link), and 1.5%), NaOH solution (0.075 N) was added
at pH=6.8. to change solution state to gel (pH=7.2-7.4).
First, 5 μL beads of CS were placed on a petri dish
(Falcon, USA), having already been neutralized with 0.5
μL of NaOH solution (0.075 N) and washed three times
by PBS– and α-MEM. Then 3 μL of solution CS were
placed on a petri dish; one follicle plunged into the bead;
follicle was removed from CS solution by pipette pasture
and then was put on in the center of neutralized CS bead
that plunged in α-MEM (follicle embedding). CS solution
was cross-linked with OH sodium bicarbonate in culture
medium. Finally, each bead was cultured in 96 wells
containing 100 μL of culture medium and was incubated
at 37˚C and 5% CO2 for 13 days. Every 3-4 days, 40 μl of
culture medium was exchanged with fresh medium.