Mouse Egg Cells (IMAGE)
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The egg cells in this reconstituted mouse ovary created from embryonic stem cells were treated to appear green. Researchers from Kyushu University obtained dormant egg cells, which are much smaller than the larger, growing egg cells, by limiting the oxygen and increasing the amount of the protein FOXO3. Without such conditions, the egg cells created in the lab quickly pass through the dormant state and mature.
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So Shimamoto, Kyushu University
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