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Sci. Aging Knowl. Environ., 15 June 2005
Vol. 2005, Issue 24, p. nf44
[DOI: 10.1126/sageke.2005.24.nf44]

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Before Their Time

Eggs falter prematurely in mice without signaling molecule

R. John Davenport

http://sageke.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2005/24/nf44

Abstract: Like young wines, immature eggs, known as oocytes, must chill out for years. Now, research reveals that a molecule that helps unveil oocytes at the right moment also staves off age-related infertility. Understanding the mechanisms involved could reveal ways to maintain women's childbearing capacities later in life.

Citation: R. J. Davenport, Before Their Time. Sci. Aging Knowl. Environ. 2005 (24), nf44 (2005).

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Science of Aging Knowledge Environment. ISSN 1539-6150