By analyzing how ovarian follicles transition through different stages, the researchers' model explains why menopause occurs, and sheds light on individual variability and cross-population ...

and at what points they are activated during normal egg development, by analyzing ovarian tissue from organ donors. The key genes include those that need to be activated within the follicles ...

By analyzing how ovarian follicles transition through different stages, the researchers' model explains why menopause occurs and sheds light on individual variability and cross-population differences.

The ovary is made up of follicles. These tiny fluid-filled sacs ... follicle and the developing egg inside to speed up growth and development. LH also triggers enzymes to begin breaking down ...

By analyzing how ovarian follicles transition through different stages, the researchers' model explains why menopause occurs and sheds light on individual variability and cross-population differences.

The study also offered insights into ovarian biology. For example, when the authors measured gradients of gene expression that occurred in concentric rings around follicles, they found that genes that ...

Her body reabsorbs the rest before they complete development ... of a woman's menstrual period. A follicle discharges a single egg to the surface of the ovary, whence it is slowly carried down ...

Ovaries contain immature ova at various stages of development. Each ova is protected by a follicle. This is a fluid-filled sac which surrounds it and releases hormones. Each ovary is connected to ...