Ovarian responses to undernutrition in pregnant ewes, USA

<p>Abstract</p> <p>In most mammals oogonia proliferate by mitosis and begin meiotic development during fetal life. Previous studies indicated that there is a delay in the progression to the first stage of meiotic arrest in germ cells of female fetuses of undernourished ewes. We rep...

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Main Authors: Vonnahme Kimberly A, Van Kirk Edward A, Murdoch William J, Ford Stephen P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2003-02-01
Series:Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
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Online Access:http://www.RBEj.com/content/1/1/6