| Range |
~10 % of the total germ cells
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| Organism |
Mouse Mus musculus |
| Reference |
De Felici M. Germ stem cells in the mammalian adult ovary: considerations by a fan of the primordial germ cells. Mol Hum Reprod. 2010 Sep16(9):632-6. doi: 10.1093/molehr/gaq006. p.634 right column 2nd paragraphPubMed ID20086005
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| Primary Source |
McClellan KA, Gosden R, Taketo T. Continuous loss of oocytes throughout meiotic prophase in the normal mouse ovary. Dev Biol. 2003 Jun 15 258(2):334-48.PubMed ID12798292
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| Comments |
"relatively high number of PGCs/oogonia which do
not enter into meiosis are present in the prenatal mouse ovary
(~10% of the total germ cells) (primary source) and are mitotically
activatable in the post-natal ovary (Bristol-Gould et al., 2006)" |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
109229 |