Dynamic expression patterns of Irx3 and Irx5 during germline nest breakdown and primordial follicle formation promote follicle survival in mouse ovaries.

Women and other mammalian females are born with a finite supply of oocytes that determine their reproductive lifespan. During fetal development, individual oocytes are enclosed by a protective layer of granulosa cells to form primordial follicles that will grow, mature, and eventually release the oo...

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Main Authors: Anqi Fu, Sydney M Oberholtzer, Stefan Bagheri-Fam, Raphael H Rastetter, Claire Holdreith, Valeria L Caceres, Steven V John, Sarah A Shaw, Kathleen J Krentz, Xiaoyun Zhang, Chi-Chung Hui, Dagmar Wilhelm, Joan S Jorgensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-08-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007488