The Capacity of Ovarian Cells of the Postnatal Rat to Reorganize into Histiotypic Structures |
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| Authors: | MARIA T ZENZES WOLFGANG ENGEL |
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| Institution: | Institut für Humangenetik und Anthropologie der Universität, Albertstraße 11, D-7800 Freiburg, Federal Republic of Germany;Institut für Humangenetik der Universität, Nikolausberger Weg 5a, D-3400 Göttingen, Federal Republic of Germany |
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| Abstract: | Cell-reorganization experiments in vitro were performed with dissociated rat ovaries at different ages of postnatal development, namely newborn, 8–10, 15–22, and 90-day-old. Ovarian cells consistently aggregated into follicularlike structures. Follicular organization in vitro is comparable to the ovarian histology of the respective age. The histogenic properties conserved by ovarian cells are considered to be related with the morphogenetic processes steadily occurring in the ovary. |
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