Following a description of various forms of cell death and of ovary development and function in mammals, cell death processes in ovarian somatic cells and oocytes are described at cytological, physiological and molecular levels, as well as at differing ages.
Following a description of various forms of cell death and of ovary development and function in mammals, cell death processes in ovarian somatic ce...
The ovary is a suitable organ for studying the processes of cell death. Cell death was first described in the rabbit ovary (Graaffian follicles), the phenomenon being called 'chromatolysis'. To date, it is recognized that various forms of cell death (programmed cell death, apoptosis and autophagy) are essential components of ovarian development and function. Programmed cell death is responsable for the ovarian endowment of primordial follicles around birth; in the prepuberal and adult period, apoptosis is a basic mechanism by which oocytes are eliminated by cancer therapies and environmental...
The ovary is a suitable organ for studying the processes of cell death. Cell death was first described in the rabbit ovary (Graaffian follicles), the ...
