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Intro
Preface
Contents
Editors and Contributors
Contributors
Part I: The Basic Issues of Ovarian Aging
1: Overview of Ovarian Aging: Why Do We Need to Discuss
1.1 Aging and Organ Aging
1.2 The History of Ovarian Aging Research
References
2: The Life Cycle of the Ovary
2.1 The Genesis of the Ovary
2.1.1 Sexual Undifferentiation: Primitive Gonad Formation
2.1.1.1 Genital Crest Formation
The Gonadal Primordium
PCG Formation
The Source
PGC Specialization
PGC Migration
2.1.2 Sexual Differentiation: Gonad Formation
Ovarian Surface Epithelium
Ovarian Leukocytes
Ovarian Innervation, Neurotrophic Factors, and Tachykinin
Ovarian Stem Cells
2.2.2 Follicular Growth
2.2.2.1 Oocyte Growth
2.2.2.2 Factors Affecting Follicular Growth
2.2.3 Ovarian Maturation
2.2.3.1 Follicle Maturation
Antral Follicle Formation
Dominant Follicle Recruitment and Selection
Ovulation
Oocyte Maturation
Meiosis Restoration
Cytoplasmic Maturation
2.2.3.2 Follicular Atresia
2.2.3.3 The Formation, Function, and Dissolution of the Corpus Luteum
Formation
Luteolysis
Preface
Contents
Editors and Contributors
Contributors
Part I: The Basic Issues of Ovarian Aging
1: Overview of Ovarian Aging: Why Do We Need to Discuss
1.1 Aging and Organ Aging
1.2 The History of Ovarian Aging Research
References
2: The Life Cycle of the Ovary
2.1 The Genesis of the Ovary
2.1.1 Sexual Undifferentiation: Primitive Gonad Formation
2.1.1.1 Genital Crest Formation
The Gonadal Primordium
PCG Formation
The Source
PGC Specialization
PGC Migration
2.1.2 Sexual Differentiation: Gonad Formation
Ovarian Surface Epithelium
Ovarian Leukocytes
Ovarian Innervation, Neurotrophic Factors, and Tachykinin
Ovarian Stem Cells
2.2.2 Follicular Growth
2.2.2.1 Oocyte Growth
2.2.2.2 Factors Affecting Follicular Growth
2.2.3 Ovarian Maturation
2.2.3.1 Follicle Maturation
Antral Follicle Formation
Dominant Follicle Recruitment and Selection
Ovulation
Oocyte Maturation
Meiosis Restoration
Cytoplasmic Maturation
2.2.3.2 Follicular Atresia
2.2.3.3 The Formation, Function, and Dissolution of the Corpus Luteum
Formation
Luteolysis