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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Sun X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6279060 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sun Xiaofei X Ito Junya J Potter Sarah J SJ Dey Sudhansu K SK DeFalco Tony T
Biology of reproduction 20170501 5
The observation of pups born from recipient and donor mice after ovariectomy followed by ovarian transplant poses the interesting possibility of an extraovarian source of oocytes. However, whether mammalian adult oocytes reside in extragonadal tissues remains elusive. Using transgenic fluorescent reporter mice and transplantation surgeries, we demonstrate the presence of both donor- and recipient-derived corpora lutea and recovery of both donor- and recipient-derived offspring from ovariectomize ...[more]