Fate of the initial follicle pool: Empirical and mathematical evidence supporting its sufficiency for adult fertility

Developmental Biology

Volumn 298, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 149-154

  Bristol Gould, Sarah K ^a   Kreeger, Pamela K ^b   Selkirk, Christina G ^a   Kilen, Signe M ^a   Mayo, Kelly E ^a,c   Shea, Lonnie D ^a,b,c   Woodruff, Teresa K ^a,c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Follicle counts; Germ cells; Germline stem cells; Oocyte; Primordial follicles; SSEA 1

Indexed keywords

STAGE SPECIFIC EMBRYO ANTIGEN 1;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIFESPAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; PRIMORDIAL GERM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 33747856071     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2006.06.023     Document Type: Article

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