Asynchronous embryonic germ cell development leads to a heterogeneity of postnatal ovarian follicle activation and may influence the timing of puberty onset in mice
Abstract Background Ovarian follicles, which are the basic units of female reproduction, are composed of oocytes and surrounding somatic (pre) granulosa cells (GCs). A recent study revealed that signaling in somatic preGCs controlled the activation (initial recruitment) of follicles in the adult ova...
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Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-05-01
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Series: | BMC Biology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-022-01318-y |