Article
Age-associated increased stiffness of the ovarian microenvironment impairs follicle development and oocyte quality and rapidly alters follicle gene expression
2024-06-10
Abstract excerpt
In humans, aging triggers cellular and tissue deterioration, and the female reproductive system is the first to show signs of decline. Reproductive aging is associated with decreased ovarian reserve, decreased quality of the remaining oocytes, and decreased production of the ovarian hormones estrogen and progesterone. With aging, both mouse and human ovaries become pro-fibrotic and stiff. However, whether stiffnes...
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- Literature Corpus work
- c4501036-afd7-56e4-92b6-e4aeeb86120a
- DOI
- 10.1101/2024.06.09.598134
