reproductive system
• ovaries contain few germ cells by 3 weeks of age
• however, newborn ovaries show a normal number of oocytes within germ cell clusters and primordial follicles
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• ovaries beyond 7 weeks of age lack germ cells
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• ovaries lack primary follicles at P3
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• ovaries beyond 7 weeks of age lack follicular structures
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• ovarian follicle development appears to be impaired during the primordial-to-primary follicle transition
• fewer advanced follicle types and empty follicles are observed at P7 with no oocytes remaining by 3 weeks of age
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• ovaries are significantly smaller at P7 and atrophic by 10 weeks of age
• adult ovaries occupy only ~1/10 of wild-type volume
• however, newborn ovaries show normal morphology and histology
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• all females are infertile
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cellular
• ovaries contain few germ cells by 3 weeks of age
• however, newborn ovaries show a normal number of oocytes within germ cell clusters and primordial follicles
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• ovaries beyond 7 weeks of age lack germ cells
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• ovaries lack primary follicles at P3
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• ovaries beyond 7 weeks of age lack follicular structures
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• ovarian follicle development appears to be impaired during the primordial-to-primary follicle transition
• fewer advanced follicle types and empty follicles are observed at P7 with no oocytes remaining by 3 weeks of age
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• ovaries are significantly smaller at P7 and atrophic by 10 weeks of age
• adult ovaries occupy only ~1/10 of wild-type volume
• however, newborn ovaries show normal morphology and histology
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