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CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES
Volume 63, Issue 5, Pages 579-590Publisher
SPRINGER BASEL AG
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-005-5394-7
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folliculogenesis; primordial follicle; primary follicle; germ cell clusters
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- NICHD NIH HHS [HD44858] Funding Source: Medline
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Early ovarian folliculogenesis begins with the breakdown of germ cell clusters and formation of primordial follicles. Primordial follicles are the smallest ovarian follicle units continuously recruited to grow into primary and more advanced ovarian follicles. Genes expressed in the germ cells such as Figla, Nobox, Kit and Ntrk2, as well as genes expressed in the surrounding somatic cells such as Foxl2, Kitl and Ngf, play critical functions during early folliculogenesis. Transgenic mice continue to provide important insights into the genetic pathways that regulate early mammalian folliculogenesis. Genes critical in early folliculogenesis are important determinants of reproductive life span and represent candidate genes for human ovarian failure.
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