… primordial follicles form. In an effort to gain new information regarding the origin of follicular
cells, pregnant ewes were treated with 5-bromo-2′-deoxyuridine (BrdU), and fetal ovaries …

… primordial follicles is laid down during fetal development in sheep, with the first follicles …
This pool is non-renewable and during the lifetime of the animal, follicles develop to primary…

… in ovarian follicles of the sheep ovary: inhibin-a subunit immunostaining in type 3 … of follicular
growth begins in late fetal life and continues without interruption during infancy, pregnancy, …

… showing aspects of gonadal formation or follicular growth in the female sheep fetus. (a)
The … The link between fetal development and pituitary sensitivity to GnRH in postnatal life …

… ovarian follicle development in maiden cyclic lambs was characterized using the definition
of a follicle wave as the changes in the number of follicles … and early pregnancy in ewes. Biol …

… Ovaries and blood were collected from fetuses (n = 15 … of fetal endocrinology, ovarian
follicle/oocyte numbers and … and fetal tissues and causing the disturbed fetal development we …

… Preantral ovarian follicles isolated from prepubertal sheep ovaries were individually cultured
for 6 days in the presence of increasing doses of FSH (ranging from 0.01 to 1 μg/ml) and …

… autotransplanted to the neck, although only a single day of pregnancy (day 121) … ovarian
follicles of ewes at four stages of pregnancy (days 20, 50, 80 and 110) by comparison with ewes …

… In cyclic ewes, the largest ovarian follicles acquire the ability to secrete oestradiol from
the day of emergence with peak oestradiol secretion occurring about the time they reach …

… Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) was detected in perinatal and postnatal sheep ovaries, …
follicular development, and by the age of the animal. In the fetus, only the most advanced follicles …