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A step toward making human oocytes

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The generation of immature human oocytes in vitro highlights the challenges of folliculogenesis.

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Figure 1: Production of human oogonia–like cells in vitro by Yamashiro et al.1

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  1. Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Jessica M. Stringer is in the Ovarian Biology Laboratory, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia,

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  2. and Department of Molecular and Translational Science, Patrick S. Western is in the Centre for Reproductive Health, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.,

    Patrick S Western

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Stringer, J., Western, P. A step toward making human oocytes. Nat Biotechnol 37, 24–25 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.4329

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