Oocyte maturation and follicular development are fundamental processes that underpin female fertility. These processes involve the transformation of primordial follicles into a cohort of mature, ...

Over the last six years a group of Estonian geneticists led by Associate Professor Agne Velthut-Meikas and a PhD student Ilmatar Rooda from TalTech Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology have ...

The development of both the mammalian oocyte and the somatic cell compartments of the ovarian follicle is highly coordinated; this coordination ensures that the ovulated oocyte is ready to undergo ...

The first follicle wave undergoes atresia to amplify androgen-producing theca cells, while previously unknown wave 1.5 follicles leave quiescence at 2 weeks and produce most of the earliest offspring.

During the early phase of oogenesis the total population of gametes in the ovary is produced by intense mitosis and thereafter no further additions take place. The commencement of meiosis is initiated ...

Women with obesity, even those with regular menstrual cycles, have suppressed ovarian follicle development and reduced production of reproductive hormones, which may underlie reduced fertility, ...

Researchers led by Kyushu University have succeeded in using mouse stem cells to reconstruct structures in the ovarian environment critical for the generation of mature egg cells. Moreover, they were ...

Professor Rong LI (left) and Dr WANG Haiyang (right) together with their team from the Mechanobiology Institute at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the NUS Bia-Echo Asia Centre for ...

Researchers have succeeded in reconstructing the ovarian environment using mouse stem cells. While growing immature egg cells -- known as oocytes -- from stem cells has been possible, the process ...

Researchers have developed a method of reversing the aging process in mouse egg cells. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Aging egg ...

Women with obesity, even those with regular menstrual cycles, have suppressed ovarian follicle development and reduced production of reproductive hormones, which may underlie reduced fertility, ...