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Caspase 9 is constitutively activated in mouse oocytes and plays a key role in oocyte elimination during meiotic prophase progression

In many mammalian species, more than half of the initial oocyte population is eliminated by neonatal life, thus limiting the oocyte reserve for reproduction. The cause or mechanism of this major oocyte loss remains poorly understood. We examined the apoptotic pathway involved in oocyte elimination i...

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Main Authors: Ene, Adriana C., Park, Stephanie, Edelmann, Winfried, Taketo, Teruko
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3664362/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23384561
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ydbio.2013.01.027
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