Postnatal oogenesis leads to an exceptionally large ovarian reserve in naked mole-rats

Female naked mole rats are long lived and show little or no decline in fertility over their lifespan. Here Brieño-Enríquez et al., demonstrate that naked mole-rats establish an exceptionally large ovarian reserve and undergo postnatal oogenesis.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Miguel Angel Brieño-Enríquez, Mariela Faykoo-Martinez, Meagan Goben, Jennifer K. Grenier, Ashley McGrath, Alexandra M. Prado, Jacob Sinopoli, Kate Wagner, Patrick T. Walsh, Samia H. Lopa, Diana J. Laird, Paula E. Cohen, Michael D. Wilson, Melissa M. Holmes, Ned J. Place
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36284-8