Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc

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Biology

The Chick Chorioallantoic Membrane (CAM) Model as a Tool to Study Ovarian Tissue Transplantation

Camille Hossay¹, Luciana Cacciottola¹, Sarah Storder¹, Olivier Van Kerk¹, Marie-Madeleine Dolmans^1,2

¹Gynecology Research Unit, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, ²Gynecology Department, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc

Here, we describe a protocol for developing a chick chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) xenografting model for human ovarian tissue and demonstrate the effectiveness of the technique, the graft revascularization time frame, and the tissue viability across a 6 day grafting period.