… The contribution of NGF to follicular formation and early follicular development has been
demonstrated using Ngf-null mice.[30] The ovaries of these animals (analyzed on postnatal day …

… (NGF), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), neurotrophin-3 (NT-3), and … either
folliculogenesis or follicular development. However, formation of primary and secondary follicles was …

… The molecular mechanisms that promote and regulate follicular development and oocyte …
neurotrophic factors and their receptors in the human ovary, we divided the ovarian follicles …

… Female fertility is determined in part by the size and development of the primordial follicle …
-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) in the regulation of primordial follicle development in the …

… In summary, these data suggest that BDNF is important in primordial follicle development
during gestation, folliculogenesis and oocyte maturation. However, BDNF supplementation of …

… be required for the initial growth of follicles (19, 20). Because … a role in the control of early
follicular development (7). The … , a neurotrophic factor previously shown to be present in the …

… development and embryo implantation, for which we propose a hypothetical sequential
model. … Large-size HA produced by the follicular cells contributes to the osmotic gradient of the …

… the acquisition of female reproductive function: early follicular development and ovulation. …
of periovulatory follicles suggested that the neurotrophic factor may play a role in follicular rup…

… Neurotrophic factors may also be involved in oocyte/follicle selection mechanisms. Hence, it
is speculated that neurotrophic … involved in selective atresia of the developing follicle cohort. …

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has been discovered and characterized for
several decades, yet its expression pattern in non-neuronal tissues like ovary and potential …