Aging of Oocyte, Ovary, and Human Reproduction

: We review age‐related changes in the ovary and their effect on female fertility, with particular emphasis on follicle formation, follicle dynamics, and oocyte quality. The evidence indicates that the developmental processes leading to follicle formation set the rules determining follicle quiescenc...

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Published in:	Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences Vol. 1034; no. 1; pp. 117 - 131
Main Authors:	OTTOLENGHI, CHRIS, UDA, MANUELA, HAMATANI, TOSHIO, CRISPONI, LAURA, GARCIA, JOSE-ELIAS, KO, MINORU, PILIA, GIUSEPPE, SFORZA, CHIARELLA, SCHLESSINGER, DAVID, FORABOSCO, ANTONINO
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.12.2004
Subjects:	Aging - physiology Animals developmental competence Female follicle dynamics follicle endowment histogenesis Humans meiotic competence oocyte quality Oocytes - cytology Oocytes - physiology Ovary - cytology Ovary - physiology POF premature ovarian failure Reproduction - physiology
ISSN:	0077-8923, 1749-6632
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