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SUBMITTER: Hayashi K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7187221 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Development, growth & differentiation 20200227 3
Guaranteeing the sustainability of gametogenesis is a fundamental issue for perpetuating the species. In the mammalian ovary, sustainability is accomplished by keeping a number of oocytes "stocked" in the dormant state. Despite the evident importance of this state, the mechanisms underlying the oocyte dormancy are not fully understood, although it is presumed that both intrinsic and extrinsic factors are involved. Here, we review environmental factors involved in the regulation of oocyte dormanc ...[more]