...Wanbao Niu; Ye Wang; Zhengpin Wang; Qiliang Xin; Yijing Wang; Lizhao Feng; Lihua Zhao; Jia Wen; Hua Zhang; Chao Wang; Guoliang Xia ABSTRACT Physiologically, the size of the primordial follicle pool determines the reproductive lifespan of female mammals, while its establishment largely depends...

... and regulation of follicle assembly and survival during embryogenesis is just coming into focus. This developmental pathway involves the coordination of meiotic progression and the breakdown of germ cell cysts into individual oocytes housed within primordial follicles. Recent evidence also indicates that genetic...