oocyte
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An oocyte (, oöcyte, or ovocyte) is a female germ cell involved in sexual reproduction. An oocyte is an immature ovum, an immature egg cell produced in a female fetus in the ovary during gametogenesis. During oogenesis, the oogonia become primary oocytes. An oocyte is a form of genetic material that can be collected for cryopreservation.
Key facts
- Embryology.Name
- Oocyte
- Embryology.Caption
- "Stripped" human oocyte; granulosa cells that had surrounded this oocyte have been removed.
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Research
100,579 papers- Abnormalities of Oocyte Maturation: Mechanisms and Implications.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
- A fresh start for IVM: capacitating the oocyte for development using pre-IVM.Human reproduction update · 2024
- Successful elective and medically indicated oocyte vitrification and warming for autologous in vitro fertilization, with predicted birth probabilities for fertility preservation according to number of cryopreserved oocytes and age at retrieval.Fertility and sterility · 2016
- Understanding oocyte ageing: can we influence the process as clinicians?Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology · 2021
- Oocyte attrition.Molecular and cellular endocrinology · 2000
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19 sectionsContents
- Formation
- Characteristics
- Cytoplasm
- Nucleus
- Nest
- Cumulus-oocyte complex
- Maternal contributions
- Avoidance of damage to germ-line DNA
- mRNAs and proteins
- Mitochondria
- Nucleolus
- Ribosomes
- Prophase I arrest
- Paternal contributions
- Abnormalities
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- References
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An oocyte (, oöcyte, or ovocyte) is a female germ cell involved in sexual reproduction. An oocyte is an immature ovum, an immature egg cell produced in a female fetus in the ovary during gametogenesis. During oogenesis, the oogonia become primary oocytes. An oocyte is a form of genetic material that can be collected for cryopreservation.
==Formation== thumb|260px|Diagram showing the reduction in number of the chromosomes in the process of maturation of the [[ovum; the process is known as meiosis.]]