oocyte
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| What it is | The female germ cell, the egg, held in the ovary from fetal life until ovulation. |
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| Comes from | Primordial germ cell |
| About | Oocytes begin meiosis during fetal development and stay arrested in prophase I until the signals that lead to ovulation. |
| Source | Nunes C, Silva JV, Silva V, Torgal I, Fardilha M. Signalling pathways involved in oocyte growth, acquisition of competence and activation. Hum Fertil (Camb). 2015;18(2):149-55. PMID: 25738216 |
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