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Does the rete ovarii act as a trigger for the onset of meiosis?

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ALTHOUGH transformation of oogonia to oocytes in the mammalian ovary and the subsequent formation of follicles have been much studied the factors which initiate meiosis remain obscure and the control of the formation of the granulosa layer is poorly understood.

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BYSKOV, A. Does the rete ovarii act as a trigger for the onset of meiosis?. Nature 252, 396–397 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/252396a0

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