In mammals, developing ovarian follicles transform from primordial follicles to primary
follicles, secondary follicles, and mature follicles, accompanied by changes in follicular …

Mammalian females are endowed with a finite number of primordial follicles at birth.
Immediately following formation of the primordial follicle pool, cohorts of follicles are either …

In mammalian ovaries, most follicles are lost by atresia before ovulation. It has become
apparent that the apoptosis of granulosa cells induces follicular atresia. Forkhead box O3 …

The assembly of primordial follicles and subsequent development and transition of the
primordial follicle to the primary follicle are critical processes in ovarian biology. In order to …

Short-term nutritional supplementation stimulates folliculogenesis in ewes probably by
insulin-mediated actions of glucose in the follicle. The aim of this study was to determine the …

Simple Summary The ovarian granulosa cells play a crucial role in oocyte nourishing,
secreting hormones that create functional bidirectional crosstalk with the oocyte. During …

Recent studies have demonstrated the surprising ability of reproductive endocrine cells to
express receptors of innate immunity useful to sense danger in order to avoid disruption of …

Inhibins regulate folliculogenesis, gametogenesis and hormone secretion via endocrine,
paracrine and autocrine manners, and play roles in encouraging or suppressing …

The present study is designed to investigate the cellular expression and immunolocalization
of three different nitric oxide synthase (NOS) isoforms and soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC) …

In livestock, the ovarian reserve of follicles is established during the fetal stage. However, at
least two-thirds of the oocytes present in the reserve die because of apoptosis before birth …