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Purification of germline stem cells from adult mammalian ovaries: a step closer towards control of the female biological clock?
9 Jun 2009
Abstract excerpt
For decades it was believed that a non-renewable pool of oocyte-containing follicles is established in female mammals at birth. This cornerstone of reproductive biology was challenged 5 years ago by a study reporting on the presence of mitotically-active germ cells in juvenile and adult mouse ovaries. Additional findings presented in this study and others that followed further suggested that mammals retain the...
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