A section of mouse ovary; oocytes were immunostained with a germ cell marker, DDX4.
A section of mouse ovary; oocytes were immunostained with a germ cell marker, DDX4. (Mengwen Hu / UC Davis)

Study Reveals How the Ovarian Reserve is Established

  • by Bradford Luten

In a new study published in Nature Communications, Satoshi Namekawa and his colleagues, including project scientist Mengwen Hu and UC Davis Professors Richard Schultz and Neil Hunter, define the epigenetic machinery that governs the establishment and function of the mammalian ovarian reserve, providing molecular insights into female reproductive health and lifespan.  [College Article]