Transcriptomic analysis of granulosa cell populations proximal and distal to the germinal disc of chicken preovulatory follicles

Abstract Within the oocytes of chicken preovulatory follicles, the engulfed yolk constitutes 99% of the oocyte content, while the small germinal disc (GD) (which contains the nucleus and 99% ooplasm) occupies only less than 1%. Relative to the position of the GD, the single granulosa cell layer surr...

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Main Authors: Guoqiang Zhu, Chao Fang, Chunheng Mo, Yajun Wang, Yan Huang, Juan Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84140-w