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Novel insights into reproductive ageing and menopause from genomics
28 Nov 2022
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The post-reproductive phase or menopause in females is triggered by a physiological timer that depends on a threshold of follicle number in the ovary. Curiously, reproductive senescence appears to be decoupled from chronological age and is instead thought to be a function of physiological ageing. Ovarian ageing is associated with a decrease in oocyte developmental competence, attributed to a concomitant increase...
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