Mammalian ovaries consist of follicles as basic functional units. Each follicle comprised an
innermost oocyte and several surrounding flattened granulosa cells. Unlike males …

BACKGROUND The first small follicles to appear in the mammalian ovaries are primordial
follicles. The initial pool of primordial follicles serves as the source of developing follicles …

The mammalian ovary has two main functions—producing mature oocytes for fertilization
and secreting hormones for maintaining the ovarian endocrine functions. Both functions are …

In female reproduction, the oocyte number is limited after birth. To achieve a continuous
ovulatory cycle, oocytes are stored in primordial follicles. Therefore, the regulation of …

In humans and other mammalian species, the pool of resting primordial follicles serves as
the source of developing follicles and fertilizable ova for the entire length of female …

Ovarian follicles are the basic functional units in the mammalian ovary. This review
summarizes early pioneering studies and focuses on recent progress that has shown that …

Recent interest in the initial phases of ovarian follicular formation and development has lead
to a number of publications in this area, most of which address the autocrine and paracrine …

The ovarian follicles develop initially from primordial follicles. The majority of ovarian
primordial follicles are maintained quiescently as a reserve for the reproductive life span …

In the mammalian ovary, progressive activation of primordial follicles serves as the source of
fertilizable ova, and disorders in the development of primordial follicles lead to various …

In recent years, ovarian tissue cryopreservation has rapidly developed as a successful
method for preserving the fertility of girls and young women with cancer or benign conditions …