The two classes of primordial follicles in the mouse ovary: Their development, physiological functions and implications for future research

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 286-292

  Zheng, Wenjing ^a   Zhang, Hua ^a   Liu, Kui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Follicle development; Genetically modified mouse models; Mammalian ovary; Two classes of primordial follicles

Indexed keywords

GRANULOSA CELL; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FUNCTION; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; REVIEW; SOMATIC CELL;

FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; GENETICALLY MODIFIED MOUSE MODELS; MAMMALIAN OVARY; TWO CLASSES OF PRIMORDIAL FOLLICLES;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HUMANS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES; TRANSGENES;

EID: 84896442280     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gau007     Document Type: Review

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