| Literature DB >> 28527572 |
Marius Teletin1, Nadège Vernet2, Norbert B Ghyselinck2, Manuel Mark3.
Abstract
The modalities of gametogenesis differ markedly between sexes. Female are born with a definitive reserve of oocytes whose size is crucial to ensure fertility. Male fertility, in contrast, relies on a tightly regulated balance between germ cell self-renewal and differentiation, which operates throughout life, according to recurring spatial and temporal patterns. Genetic and pharmacological studies conducted in the mouse and discussed in this review have revealed that all-trans retinoic acid and its nuclear receptors are major players of gametogenesis and are instrumental to fertility in both sexes.Entities:
Keywords: Fertility; Gonocytes; Meiosis; Nuclear receptor; Ovary; Puberty; Retinoid; Rexinoid; Sertoli cell; Spermatogenesis; Testis
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28527572 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ctdb.2016.11.013
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Top Dev Biol ISSN: 0070-2153 Impact factor: 4.897