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State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Institute of Reproductive Sciences, Key Laboratory of Animal Reproduction and Germplasm Enhancement in Universities of Shandong, College of Animal Science and Technology, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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Institute of Reproductive Sciences, Key Laboratory of Animal Reproduction and Germplasm Enhancement in Universities of Shandong, College of Animal Science and Technology, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Institute of Reproductive Sciences, Key Laboratory of Animal Reproduction and Germplasm Enhancement in Universities of Shandong, College of Animal Science and Technology, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Institute of Reproductive Sciences, Key Laboratory of Animal Reproduction and Germplasm Enhancement in Universities of Shandong, College of Animal Science and Technology, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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Introduction The normal folliculogenesis is a basis of high-quality oocyte formation. Follicle development starts during neonatal life when primordial follicles are formed in rodents. After that, these primordial follicles develop, in turn, to
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Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disease, Wuhan, China
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Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disease, Wuhan, China
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, characterized by abnormal folliculogenesis, reduced cell proliferation and increased apoptosis. Figure 2 Effects of prenatal ethanol exposure (PEE) on body size, body weight and ovarian morphology in female foetal rats. (A and B) Foetal bodyweight and
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Brain Health Research Centre, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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from dormancy during activation, which is the initial stage of folliculogenesis. The rate of activation determines the size of the developing follicle pool and the lifetime of the ovarian reserve of primordial follicles ( Faddy et al . 1992 , Depmann
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), suggesting that gonadotropins are not required for preantral follicular development ( Dufour et al. 1979 , Kumar et al. 1997 , Balla et al. 2003 , Pakarainen et al. 2005 ). Although folliculogenesis arrest occurs at the late preantral/early antral
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Introduction The insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system has been shown to play a key role in ovarian folliculogenesis ( Mazerbourg et al . 2003 ). IGF1 stimulates granulosa cell proliferation and enhances the biological effects of FSH and LH on
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Introduction The primary functions of the mammalian ovary are steroidogenesis and ovulation, processes that are intricately connected to folliculogenesis. Primordial follicles are formed from oocyte nests after synchronous oocyte
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Introduction In mammals, the ability of the ovary to produce dominant follicles that ovulate their oocytes at mid-cycle is the basis of female fertility. In the adult ovary, folliculogenesis starts when follicles leave the pool of resting follicles
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Department of Biomedical Science and Technology, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Laboratory of Reproductive Biology and Infertility, RCTC, IBST, Konkuk University, 1 Hwayang-Dong, Kwangjin-Gu, Seoul 143-701, South Korea
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Introduction Follicles are the major functional units of the ovary. During folliculogenesis, oocyte growth and maturation are coordinated with proliferation and differentiation of granulosa and theca cells. Once follicular growth is initiated, the
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attenuated response to FSH ( Couse et al . 2005 ). It is apparent from the ERα knockout (ERKO) and βERKO ovarian phenotypes that ERα and ERβ have different roles to play in folliculogenesis. It has been hypothesised that the proliferative action of oestrogen
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, suggesting an activation of the canonical signalling cascade associated with LIF, which could be closely related to an effect at the level of folliculogenesis. As proposed in Fig. 7 , at this level, an effect on initial recruitment is inferred, decreasing