The Factors and Pathways Regulating the Activation of Mammalian Primordial Follicles in vivo

Mammalian ovaries consist of follicles as basic functional units. Each follicle comprised an innermost oocyte and several surrounding flattened granulosa cells. Unlike males, according to the initial size of the primordial follicle pool and the rate of its activation and depletion, a female’s reprod...

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Main Authors: Yao Chen, Weina Yang, Xu Shi, Chenlu Zhang, Ge Song, Donghui Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcell.2020.575706/full