The ovarian germinal reserve and apoptosis-related proteins in the infant and adolescent human ovary

Abstract Background Normal pubertal ovary displays all stages of follicular development and a biased BAX/BCL2 protein ratio in favor of pro-apoptotic BAX protein comparable to the adult ovary. However, adolescents suffering malignant extra-gonadal disease show a limited follicle development after cy...

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Main Authors: María Itatí Albamonte, Mirta Susana Albamonte, Ricardo M. Bou-Khair, Luis Zuccardi, Alfredo Daniel Vitullo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Journal of Ovarian Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13048-019-0496-2