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Figure 14 | Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Figure 14

From: Immunoregulation of follicular renewal, selection, POF, and menopause in vivo, vs. neo-oogenesis in vitro, POF and ovarian infertility treatment, and a clinical trial

Figure 14

Oocyte satellites in vitro. A) Early stage after oocyte (o) division producing the satellite (s) cell. Asterisks indicate additional small satellites. B) Oocyte growth and regressing satellite (rs) with vacuolization in the perinuclear space (arrowhead). C) Progressive oocyte growth and its separation (arrowhead) from the satellite remnants (sr). D) Large isolated oocyte exhibits germinal vesicle (gv) and a thick zona pellucida (zp) cytoplasmic membrane. Panels A-D adapted with permission from [9], © Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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