Mouse models of ovarian failure

Abstract excerpt

Ovarian failure leading to infertility can be caused by improper prenatal development of the fetal gonad or disruption of the complex postnatal process of folliculogenesis due to alterations in intragonadal or extragonadal regulation. It is critical to have physiological models that mimic events occurring during human development to understand, treat, and prevent ovarian failure in women. Many workers have chosen...