How can female germline stem cells contribute to the physiological neo-oogenesis in mammals and why menopause occurs?

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 498-505

  Bukovsky, Antonin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

follicular renewal; humans; immunoregulation; mammals; menopause; neo oogenesis; ovarian physiology; ovarian stem cells; premature ovarian failure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MAMMAL; MENOPAUSE; MOUSE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMALS; MENOPAUSE; MICE; OOGENESIS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; STEM CELLS;

MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 80054905664     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: 14358115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S143192761000036X     Document Type: Review

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