The immature human ovary shows loss of abnormal follicles and increasing follicle developmental competence through childhood and adolescence

STUDY QUESTION Do the ovarian follicles of children and adolescents differ in their morphology and in vitro growth potential from those of adults? SUMMARY ANSWER Pre-pubertal ovaries contained a high proportion of morphologically abnormal non-growing follicles, and follicles showed reduced capacity...

Ausführliche Beschreibung