... that is under-investigated, however, is that phagocytes not only engulf corpses but contribute to cell death progression. The aims of this study were to determine how the phagocytic receptor Draper non-autonomously induces cell death, using the Drosophila ovary as a model system. We found that Draper, expressed...

...) cells that showed an aggressive phenotype and metastatic ability. Germ cell transformation started in fetal gonads and progressed after birth leading to gonadal invasion. Early postnatal testes showed foci of tumor transformation, whereas ovaries showed increased number of follicles, multi-ovular...

... factor in Sertoli cell differentiation, leading to testis formation. Without SRY action, the bipotential gonadal cells become pre-granulosa cells, which results in ovarian follicle development. When, where and how pre-granulosa cells are determined to differentiate into developing ovaries, however...

...Patricia Da Silva-Buttkus; Gayani S. Jayasooriya; Jocelyn M. Mora; Margaret Mobberley; Timothy A. Ryder; Marianne Baithun; Jaroslav Stark; Stephen Franks; Kate Hardy The postnatal mouse ovary is rich in quiescent and early-growing oocytes, each one surrounded by a layer of somatic granulosa cells...

...Boris Risek; F. George Klier; A. Phillips; D. W. Hahn; N. B. Gilula ABSTRACT The effects of estrogen (E2) and progesterone (P) were examined on the expression levels of multiple gap junction (GJ) gene products (α 1 =Cx43, β 1 =Cx32, β 2 =Cx26) in the uterus and ovaries of immature rats...