Percent of PGCs (primordial germ cells)/oogonia which do not enter into meiosis in prenatal ovary

Range ~10 % of the total germ cells
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
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
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