The Notch pathway is a contact-dependent, or juxtacrine, signaling system that is conserved
in metazoan organisms and is important in many developmental processes. Recent …

In fetal females, oogonia proliferate immediately after sex determination. The progress of
mitosis in oogonia proceeds so rapidly that the incompletely divided cytoplasm of the sister …

Conservation strategies in natural habitats as well as in breeding centers are necessary for
maintaining and reinforcing viable populations of wild felids. Among the fundamental …

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common frequent endocrine disorder among women
of reproductive age. Although assisted reproductive techniques (ARTs) are used to address …

The mammalian ovarian reserve is comprised of a finite pool of primordial follicles,
representing the lifetime reproductive capacity of females. In most mammals, the reserve is …

Folliculogenesis is a highly regulated, dynamic process requiring various autocrine,
paracrine, and endocrine factors that need to be reproduced in vitro. The mammalian ovary …

In mammals, female fecundity is determined by the size of the primordial follicle (PF) pool,
which is established during the perinatal period. As a non-renewable resource, the …

Zinc fluctuations regulate key steps in late oocyte and preimplantation embryo development;
however, roles for zinc in preceding stages in early ovarian follicle development, when …

Epidermal growth factor (EGF) is one of the important regulatory factors of EGF family. EGF
has been indicated to effectively inhibit the apoptosis of follicular cells, to promote the …

The present study assessed the supportive roles of the decellularized human ovarian tissue
in homing of mouse fetal ovarian cells into the scaffold as well as the formation of the …