Cells with Stem Cell Characteristics in Somatic Compartments of the Ovary

Antral follicular growth in the ovary is characterized by rapid expansion of granulosa cells accompanied by a rising complexity of their functionality. Within two weeks the number of human granulosa cells increases from less than 500,000 to more than 50 millions cells per follicle and differentiates...

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Main Authors: Katarzyna Kossowska-Tomaszczuk, Christian De Geyter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/310859