Are Estrogens of Import to Primate/Human Ovarian Folliculogenesis?*

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The notion that estrogens play a meaningful role in ovarian folliculogenesis stems from a large body of in vitro and in vivo experiments carried out in certain rodent models, (e.g., rats) wherein the stimulatory role of estrogen on granulosa cell growth and differentiation is undisputed. However, evidence derived from these polyovulatory species may not be readily generalizable to the monoovulatory subhuman...

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