Two classes of ovarian primordial follicles exhibit distinct developmental dynamics and physiological functions

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 920-928

  Zheng, Wenjing ^a   Zhang, Hua ^a   Gorre, Nagaraju ^a   Risal, Sanjiv ^a   Shen, Yan ^a   Liu, Kui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULTHOOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY;

AGING; ANIMALS; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; CELL TRACKING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GENE KNOCK-IN TECHNIQUES; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 84892957275     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddt486     Document Type: Article

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