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Sophie Berdugo

We finally have an idea of how the lifetime supply of eggs develops in primates

A section of monkey ovary showing the ovarian reserve on the left hand side.

Scientists are one step closer to understanding how human ovaries develop their lifetime supply of egg cells, known as ovarian reserve.

The new research, published Aug. 26 in the journal Nature Communications, mapped the emergence and progression of the cells and molecules that develop into the ovarian reserve in monkeys, from the early stages of ovarian development in an embryo to six months after birth.

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