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Molecular Reproduction & Development Volume 80, Issue 12, December 2013 cover image
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
molecular reproduction and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.745
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1098-2795
pISSN - 1040-452X
DOI - 10.1002/mrd.22104
Subject(s) - biology , oocyte , microbiology and biotechnology , crosstalk , follicle , germ cell , folliculogenesis , ovarian follicle , ovary , cytoplasm , embryogenesis , andrology , embryo , endocrinology , genetics , gene , medicine , physics , optics
Granulosa cells (orange) and oocytes (purple) within new primary follicles send out cytoplasmic processes that facilitate crosstalk and promote oocyte health and survival. Jorgensen (this issue) reviews the niche signaling that facilitates germ‐cell development, beginning at the time of primordial‐germ‐cell differentiation, continuing through embryonic development and ovary formation, and culminating within the ovarian follicle.