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Oocytes from Adult Ovaries: First and Second Meiotic Divisions

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The originally large number of germ cells, which reaches a maximum of approximately 6,000,000 during the fifth month postconception, is already being reduced in the fetal ovary because of cell degeneration; this process continues even in the adult ovary. The number of oocytes at the beginning of puberty has been estimated at 100,000, only 300–400 of which ever mature during the reproductive life span.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of Clinical Genetics, University of Ulm, West Germany

    Berta-Margareta Uebele-Kallhardt (Dr. rer. nat., Scientific Collaborator)

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Uebele-Kallhardt, BM. (1978). Oocytes from Adult Ovaries: First and Second Meiotic Divisions. In: Human Oocytes and Their Chromosomes. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-95328-6_3

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