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ReviewFrontiers in cell and developmental biology2021

Germ-Somatic Cell Interactions Are Involved in Establishing the Follicle Reserve in Mammals.

Patrícia Rodrigues, Darlene Limback, Lynda McGinnis, Mónica Marques, Juan Aibar, Carlos E Plancha

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Review in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Patrícia RodriguesCentro Médico de Assistência à Reprodução (CEMEARE), Lisbon, Portugal.
Darlene LimbackDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas, KS, United States.
Lynda McGinnisDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States.
Mónica MarquesCentro Médico de Assistência à Reprodução (CEMEARE), Lisbon, Portugal.
Juan AibarCentro Médico de Assistência à Reprodução (CEMEARE), Lisbon, Portugal.
Carlos E PlanchaCentro Médico de Assistência à Reprodução (CEMEARE), Lisbon, Portugal.
Universidade Lusófona · PTUniversity of Kansas Medical Center · USUniversity of Lisbon · PTUniversity of Southern California · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mammalian females are born with a finite reserve of ovarian follicles, the functional units of the ovary. Building an ovarian follicle involves a complex interaction between multiple cell types, of which the oocyte germ cell and the somatic granulosa cells play a major role. Germ-somatic cell interactions are modulated by factors of different cell origins that influence ovarian development. In early development, failure in correct germ-somatic cell communication can cause abnormalities in ovarian development. These abnormalities can lead to deficient oocyte differentiation, to a diminished ovarian follicle reserve, and consequently to early loss of fertility. However, oocyte-granulosa cell communication is also extremely important for the acquisition of oocyte competence until ovulation. In this paper, we will visit the establishment of follicle reserve, with particular emphasis in germ-somatic cell interactions, and their importance for human fertility.

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follicle reservegerm cell factorgerm–somatic cells interactionprimordial folliclesomatic cell factor

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PMID34195191
PMCPMC8236641
OpenAlexW3167438293

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