The Crazy Ovary

Fertilization and development of oocytes with separated and conjoined zona pellucida recovered from polyovular follicles: description of two cases and a literature review

(2021) Onder Coban et al.   ZYGOTE

Anti-Müllerian Hormone production in the ovary: a comparative study in bovine and porcine granulosa cells

(2020) Anthony Estienne et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Dizygotic twin from conjoined oocytes: a case report

(2020) Yasmin Magdi   JOURNAL OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTION AND GENETICS

Intrafollicular growth differentiation factor 9: bone morphogenetic 15 ratio determines litter size in mammals†

(2019) Efthimia R Christoforou et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Stimulation of primordial follicle assembly by estradiol-17β requires the action of bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP2)

(2017) Prabuddha Chakraborty et al.   Scientific Reports

Hyper-Prolific Ewes Carrying Copies of Three Major Genes: A Model for Studying Genes Controlling Ovulation Rate.

(2017) George H. Davis et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

ADAM10–Notch signaling governs the recruitment of ovarian pregranulosa cells and controls folliculogenesis in mice

(2016) Lizhao Feng et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Rac1 modulates the formation of primordial follicles by facilitating STAT3-directed Jagged1, GDF9 and BMP15 transcription in mice

(2016) Lihua Zhao et al.   Scientific Reports

DEHP exposure impairs mouse oocyte cyst breakdown and primordial follicle assembly through estrogen receptor-dependent and independent mechanisms

(2015) Xinyi Mu et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Oocyte-specific inactivation of Omcg1 leads to DNA damage and c-Abl/TAp63-dependent oocyte death associated with dramatic remodeling of ovarian somatic cells

(2014) S Vandormael-Pournin et al.   CELL DEATH AND DIFFERENTIATION

TAF4b promotes mouse primordial follicle assembly and oocyte survival

(2014) Kathryn J. Grive et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate and bisphenol A exposure impairs mouse primordial follicle assembly in vitro

(2014) Teng Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS

Notch2 is required in somatic cells for breakdown of ovarian germ-cell nests and formation of primordial follicles

(2013) Jingxia Xu et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

The fate of granulosa cells following premature oocyte loss and the development of ovarian cancers

(2013) Janet L. Pitman et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Role of anti-Müllerian hormone and bone morphogenetic proteins in the regulation of FSH sensitivity

(2013) Jenny A. Visser et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

Hippo signaling disruption and Akt stimulation of ovarian follicles for infertility treatment

(2013) K. Kawamura et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Using sheep lines with mutations in single genes to better understand ovarian function

(2013) Jennifer L Juengel et al.   REPRODUCTION

Evolution of Placental Function in Mammals: The Molecular Basis of Gas and Nutrient Transfer, Hormone Secretion, and Immune Responses

(2012) Anthony M. Carter   PHYSIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Evolution of Genes Involved in Gamete Interaction: Evidence for Positive Selection, Duplications and Losses in Vertebrates

(2012) Camille Meslin et al.   PLoS One

Effects of estrogenic compounds on neonatal oocyte development

(2012) Jenna R. Karavan et al.   REPRODUCTIVE TOXICOLOGY

Temporal Differences in Granulosa Cell Specification in the Ovary Reflect Distinct Follicle Fates in Mice1

(2011) Lindsey Mork et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Premature ovarian failure in nobox-deficient mice is caused by defects in somatic cell invasion and germ cell cyst breakdown

(2011) Agnieszka Lechowska et al.   JOURNAL OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTION AND GENETICS

Follistatin Regulates Germ Cell Nest Breakdown and Primordial Follicle Formation

(2010) Fuminori Kimura et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Les follicules polyovocytaires

(2010) K. Reynaud et al.   GYNECOLOGIE OBSTETRIQUE & FERTILITE

The current knowledge on radiosensitivity of ovarian follicle development stages

(2009) I. Adriaens et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION UPDATE

NTRK1 and NTRK2 receptors facilitate follicle assembly and early follicular development in the mouse ovary

(2009) Bredford Kerr et al.   REPRODUCTION

Effects of active immunization against growth differentiation factor 9 and/or bone morphogenetic protein 15 on ovarian function in cattle

(2009) Jennifer L Juengel et al.   REPRODUCTION

Phylogenetic Analysis and Identification of Pseudogenes Reveal a Progressive Loss of Zona Pellucida Genes During Evolution of Vertebrates1

(2007) Ghylène Goudet et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION