Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation

 

Advanced Search

Journal Navigation

Journal Home

Subscriptions

Archive

Contact Us

Table of Contents

http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/rsci

SAGETRACK

Sign In to gain access to subscriptions and/or personal tools.
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow References
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to Saved Citations
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Right arrow Request Reprints
Right arrow Add to My Marked Citations
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Erickson, G. F.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us   Add to Digg   Add to Reddit   Add to Technorati  
What's this?
Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation, Vol. 8, No. 1 suppl, S13-S16 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/107155760100800105
© 2001 SAGE Publications

Role of Growth Factors in Ovary Organogenesis

Gregory F. Erickson, PhD

Department of Reproductive Medicine, Uiversity of Califoria, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, CMME 2058, La Jolla, CA 92093-0674; gerickson{at}ucsd.edu

The organogenesis of the ovary encompasses the formation of a great variety of structures, both germinal and nongerminal. Primordial follicle (PF) formation is of the utmost importance because PFs are obligatory for the reproductive cycle and female fertility. The major evens involved in PF formation are described. Areas that could benefit from more investigation are discussed. The working premise is that the number of PFs formed during normal ovary organogenesis varies from one female to the next (ranging from high to low), and that this variability is revealed by the timing of age-related infertility and the menopause. Implicit in this supposition is the concept that anything that alters the sequence of events involved in the process of PF development will have important consequences on female fertility and health.

Key Words: Primordial germ cells • oogonia • oocytes • primordial follicles


Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us   Add to Digg Digg   Add to Reddit Reddit   Add to Technorati Technorati    What's this?